Since I started contributing to Psychology Today three years ago, I’ve been periodically exploring how laughter and humor are related to other terms often associated with them. They include concepts ...

In early 2015, my Facebook feed started to fill with images of Sen. Bernie Sanders gazing into the distance behind a scroll of his own words about the cost of college tuition or the need for veterans’ ...

Teenage boys rely on social media to access a wealth of information about living a healthy lifestyle -- but rather than being victims of online harms, such as an unhealthy body image obsession, the ...

What you’re wearing isn’t ugly, cheesy, or cheap — it’s just ironic. Whether it’s a cheeky graphic tee, Canadian tuxedo, or Nickleback T-shirt, wearing something universally recognized as tacky has ...

A godly tongue speaks humor that heals, not hurts. I grew up in a very funny family—not the kind of funny that sends you to therapy, but the kind that is its own form of therapy. My Irish relatives ...