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GLP-1s Are Rewriting the Story of Weight Loss and Mental Health

September 29, 2026

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The Mysteries of Human Personality

September 29, 2026

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What Were My Dreams Trying to Tell Me?

November 2026 Issue

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When Meditation Has a Dark Side

September 17, 2026

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The Dead Silence of AI Therapy

Steven Barrie-Anthony

September 17, 2026

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The Dark Side of Mindfulness

September 4, 2026

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How ‘Somatics’ Became the Solution to Modern Life

September 3, 2026

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What It Takes to Reclaim Your Attention Span

Julie Beck and Natalie Brennan

August 24, 2026

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Why Lindsay Clancy’s Insanity Defense Might Fail

Elizabeth Bruenig

August 17, 2026

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A Sibling Is Not Always a ‘Gift’

August 4, 2026

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What if Freud Was Right?

September 2026 Issue

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The Real Antidepressant Crisis

Richard A. Friedman

July 30, 2026

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What’s Behind the Rise in Mild Autism?

July 20, 2026

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There’s a Name for the People Who Drain You

June 15, 2026

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The Dieting Myth That Just Won’t Die

Michaeleen Doucleff

March 13, 2026

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Is It Aging, or Is It ADHD?

February 25, 2026

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The Wonder Reader

The Payoff of Deep Contemplation

February 7, 2026

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The Common Friendship Behavior That Has Become Strangely Fraught

January 8, 2026

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The Wonder Reader

The Art of Deciding What to Care About

December 20, 2025

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The Chatbot-Delusion Crisis

December 4, 2025

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The Wonder Reader

What to Do When Your Friends Disappoint You

November 22, 2025

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To Get Happier, Make Yourself Smaller

Arthur C. Brooks

November 20, 2025

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Dear James: When It’s Time to Say Goodbye

November 4, 2025

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The Parental-Happiness Fallacy

Stephanie H. Murray

October 21, 2025

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A Raw Depiction of What Panic Feels Like

September 12, 2025

Six Ways to Start Early and Lift Your Mood

Arthur C. Brooks

September 11, 2025

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How to Turn Anxiety Into Adventure

Arthur C. Brooks

September 4, 2025

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Dear James: I’m Living in a Tragedy

July 1, 2025

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Dear James: Do I Need to Share My Diagnosis?

June 17, 2025

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A PTSD Therapy ‘Seemed Too Good to Be True’

June 2, 2025

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Why Pilots Don’t Get Therapy

May 29, 2025

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The Wonder Reader

An Atlantic Reading List on Consciousness

May 24, 2025

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The Partisan Mind Virus

May 9, 2025

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The Bliss of a Quieter Ego

Arthur C. Brooks

May 8, 2025

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How to Define Old Age

Natalie Brennan and Yasmin Tayag

May 5, 2025

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The Wonder Reader

The Link Between Happiness and Social Connection

May 3, 2025

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