Excel Psychology Articles

On recognising envy directed at you, and what to do with it There is a particular kind of relational confusion that is surprisingly hard to name. Something feels off with someone …

What social science tells us about how change actually happens, and why it matters for how we carry the state of the world There is a particular kind of despair that has nothing to …

What We Cannot Control (And Why That Matters More Than We Think) On hard times, impermanence, and the case for self-compassion There is a particular kind of suffering that comes …

Research increasingly suggests that spending time in natural environments can support psychological wellbeing. Here is what the evidence tells us, and where to find it close to …

Blaise Pascal wrote it in the seventeenth century, and it has been quoted so often since that it risks losing its force. “The heart has its reasons which reason knows …

In our previous post, Why Do I Feel Responsible for Everyone Else’s Emotions?, we explored where this pattern comes from, the childhood environments that make emotional …

Do you find yourself tiptoeing around other people’s moods, rearranging your plans to keep the peace, or absorbing guilt that doesn’t quite belong to you? Do you notice …

There is a saying most of us have heard so many times it has almost lost its meaning. One door closes, another opens. It is the thing people say at the end of a relationship, after …

Resumes, cover letters, interviews, inductions, onboarding processes — there are so many steps to navigate before work even begins, and it can all feel overwhelming. Then, once you …

“I learned that courage was not the absence of fear, but the triumph over it. The brave man is not he who does not feel afraid, but he who conquers that fear.” - …