Douglas LaBier
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New Evidence: Reading Literary Fiction Expands Your Emotional Capacities
In a previous essay I argued that reading serious lite... → Read More
Being Kind to Others Elevates Your Own Wellbeing, Resarch Finds
I came across this small but useful study from Oxford researchers, and it caught my attention because it's one more bit of evidence of our underlying interconnectedness. It shows that doing something positive for others enhances our own happiness. And that's especially helpful to bear in mind during these polarized times in our culture, so vividly demonstrated by the 2016 presidential election.… → Read More
Being Kind to Others Increases Your Well-being
A direct path to increasing your happiness and overall wellbeing is to be kind and giving to others—an ancient perspective; now, new research confirms it. → Read More
Douglas LaBier
Douglas LaBier, Ph.D. is a business psychologist, psychoanalytic psychotherapist and writer in Washington, DC; and Director of the Center for Progressive Development. Dr. LaBier’s work focuses on helping individuals and business leaders identify and resolve the mixture of personal, career-related and organizational conflicts that often undermine psychological health and a positive work culture.… → Read More
Surprise: Good Communication Does Not Result In A Better Relationship
Couples often ask for advice about for how they can improve their communication. "If we could just find better ways to communicate with each other," they... → Read More
Good Communication Alone Doesn't Improve Relationships
A radical prescription for deeper intimacy, openness, and authenticity. → Read More
An Insecure Childhood? Then It's Harder Dealing With Adult Stress
A new study adds to our knowledge of the profound and lasting impact child relationships have upon a range of adult experiences. The latter include our p... → Read More
An Insecure Childhood Affects How You Deal With Adult Stress
If you experienced insecurity in your relationship with your parents, you're likely to have difficulty when faced with stressful decisions or situations. → Read More
Are You Single? You're Likely to Have a More Fulfilling Life
New research finds that single people are not lonely and unhappy, as the stereotype describes. Rather, they experience greater fulfillment and personal growth than married people. → Read More
Two Hidden Ways to Sustain Romance and Intimacy
New research finds two overlooked sources of long-term vitality and connection. → Read More
Does Joining Your Head and Your Heart Create Wisdom?
New research shows how heart rate affects reason when dealing with complex problems. It highlights the importance of stepping outside of a narrow, self-centered perspective. → Read More
What Happens When Prejudiced People Meditate?
A new study finds that mediation can be a good vehicle for reducing prejudice towards the "other" who is not part of one's own ethnic group. → Read More
Prejudice Reduced After Just Brief Periods of Meditation
This new research is both interesting and encouraging: It found that just seven minutes of meditation can reduce racial prejudice. The study, fr... → Read More
Are Open Marriages Psychologically Healthy for Couples?
New forms of sexual-romantic relationships are increasingly visible today. How we assess them psychologically may reflect personal views and assumptions more than real evidence. → Read More
Does Sexism Harm Women If It's Covert And Subtle?
Research examines the impact of less visible sexism at work. → Read More
Why Living Together Without Marriage Can Increase Your Mental Health
I've written previously that we're living through a steady, growing shift in our society, as men and women re-think what kinds of relationships they seek... → Read More
The Links Between Women Leaders' Stress, Men's Attitudes, and a Negative Workplace Culture
A recent conference that reported on the experiences wo... → Read More
Childhood Psychological Abuse Has Long-Lasting Impact
The findings of a recent study from the American Psychological Association are right on target. The study confirms that childhood psychological abuse has lasting, significant damage, equal to or exceeding the long-term consequences of physical abuse.... → Read More
Abusive and Insecure Managers: Still Thriving and Hurting Their Companies
Two recent studies show when overall management culture has negative consequences for team performance and morale. One illustrates the impact of abusive managers. The other reveals that insecure managers resist and reject useful feedback from employe... → Read More
Are Unconventional Sexual and Romantic Relationships Becoming More Mainstream?
A recent Pew poll found that millennials have a steadily declining rate of marriage. There are several possible reasons for this, but I think it highlights a broader, changing reality.... → Read More