Psyche Magazine

Diagnoses of muscle dysmorphia or ‘bigorexia’ are rising. A psychoanalytic lens offers an explanation – and a healthier path. Psyche audio helps you to better understand yourself and others through expert guides, provocative ideas and personal life stories. We address psychological questions and puzzles from a range of perspectives including philosophy, history, anthropology and more. You will dis...

As a girl, I felt I should change my voice. Anne Carson’s writing on the ancient Greeks shows how old that pressure is. Psyche audio helps you to better understand yourself and others through expert guides, provocative ideas and personal life stories. We address psychological questions and puzzles from a range of perspectives including philosophy, history, anthropology and more. You will discover...

Chronic exposure to the world’s horror has a mental cost. Being an effective witness requires a more sustainable approach. Psyche audio helps you to better understand yourself and others through expert guides, provocative ideas and personal life stories. We address psychological questions and puzzles from a range of perspectives including philosophy, history, anthropology and more. You will discov...

Close the intention-action gap and live the way you want, using insights from the cognitive neuroscience of habits. Psyche audio helps you to better understand yourself and others through expert guides, provocative ideas and personal life stories. We address psychological questions and puzzles from a range of perspectives including philosophy, history, anthropology and more. You will discover prac...

Millennia-old rock paintings reflect a wisdom about healing that should inform today’s evolving psychedelic treatments. Psyche audio helps you to better understand yourself and others through expert guides, provocative ideas and personal life stories. We address psychological questions and puzzles from a range of perspectives including philosophy, history, anthropology and more. You will discover...

I wanted to outrun my thoughts. But in the stillness of prison, I had no choice but to face myself. Psyche audio helps you to better understand yourself and others through expert guides, provocative ideas and personal life stories. We address psychological questions and puzzles from a range of perspectives including philosophy, history, anthropology and more. You will discover practical knowledge...

Psychedelics and neuroscience seem to support his ideas about ancestral dreams and fears – but with an evolutionary twist. Psyche audio helps you to better understand yourself and others through expert guides, provocative ideas and personal life stories. We address psychological questions and puzzles from a range of perspectives including philosophy, history, anthropology and more. You will discov...

In my therapy room, I’ve seen the costs of the controlling impulse. Winnicott and Rogers show us healthier alternatives. Psyche audio helps you to better understand yourself and others through expert guides, provocative ideas and personal life stories. We address psychological questions and puzzles from a range of perspectives including philosophy, history, anthropology and more. You will discover...

As a child, you knew the thrill of conjuring with a pencil. Reclaim that pleasure with these activities (no talent needed). Psyche audio helps you to better understand yourself and others through expert guides, provocative ideas and personal life stories. We address psychological questions and puzzles from a range of perspectives including philosophy, history, anthropology and more. You will disco...

My reluctant participation in a line-dancing class showed me how moving as one promotes feelings of group unity – and joy. Psyche audio helps you to better understand yourself and others through expert guides, provocative ideas and personal life stories. We address psychological questions and puzzles from a range of perspectives including philosophy, history, anthropology and more. You will discov...

Ego death obliterated my gender identity, but then I stumbled upon the Public Universal Friend. Psyche audio helps you to better understand yourself and others through expert guides, provocative ideas and personal life stories. We address psychological questions and puzzles from a range of perspectives including philosophy, history, anthropology and more. You will discover practical knowledge and...

When I moved to a new city where I had no friends, Olivia Laing’s book helped me find my own rhythm and enjoy time alone. Psyche audio helps you to better understand yourself and others through expert guides, provocative ideas and personal life stories. We address psychological questions and puzzles from a range of perspectives including philosophy, history, anthropology and more. You will discove...

Feeling unclear or pessimistic about what’s ahead? Your ‘best possible self’ is a tool for seeing things differently. Psyche audio helps you to better understand yourself and others through expert guides, provocative ideas and personal life stories. We address psychological questions and puzzles from a range of perspectives including philosophy, history, anthropology and more. You will discover pr...

We understandably fear the flattening effect of modernity. But global data from China to Peru tells a hopeful story. Psyche audio helps you to better understand yourself and others through expert guides, provocative ideas and personal life stories. We address psychological questions and puzzles from a range of perspectives including philosophy, history, anthropology and more. You will discover pra...

It was a three-week stint of make-outs, music, and not much else. But it meant more than he knew. Psyche audio helps you to better understand yourself and others through expert guides, provocative ideas and personal life stories. We address psychological questions and puzzles from a range of perspectives including philosophy, history, anthropology and more. You will discover practical knowledge an...

A mislabelled concerto and other errors and tricks show that reputation affects how art is perceived, sometimes radically. Psyche audio helps you to better understand yourself and others through expert guides, provocative ideas and personal life stories. We address psychological questions and puzzles from a range of perspectives including philosophy, history, anthropology and more. You will discov...

A profile of a scholar of the history of emotions provoked a remarkable backlash. But critics of the field misunderstand it. Psyche audio helps you to better understand yourself and others through expert guides, provocative ideas and personal life stories. We address psychological questions and puzzles from a range of perspectives including philosophy, history, anthropology and more. You will disc...

Being seen for who you are, both existentially and metaphysically, is a gift that society should strive to bestow on all. Psyche audio helps you to better understand yourself and others through expert guides, provocative ideas and personal life stories. We address psychological questions and puzzles from a range of perspectives including philosophy, history, anthropology and more. You will discove...

At home, at work and out having fun, these are the supportive tools, apps and services that have helped me and many others. Psyche audio helps you to better understand yourself and others through expert guides, provocative ideas and personal life stories. We address psychological questions and puzzles from a range of perspectives including philosophy, history, anthropology and more. You will disco...

The simple act of communicating without expecting anything in return can bring you closer to your family – and to yourself. Psyche audio helps you to better understand yourself and others through expert guides, provocative ideas and personal life stories. We address psychological questions and puzzles from a range of perspectives including philosophy, history, anthropology and more. You will disco...

For the biologist Jeff Copeland, salvation lies not in God but a creature as fierce and free as the mountains it roams. Psyche audio helps you to better understand yourself and others through expert guides, provocative ideas and personal life stories. We address psychological questions and puzzles from a range of perspectives including philosophy, history, anthropology and more. You will discover...

The people most drawn to ideological thinking and authoritarianism aren’t aware of what makes them so susceptible. Psyche audio helps you to better understand yourself and others through expert guides, provocative ideas and personal life stories. We address psychological questions and puzzles from a range of perspectives including philosophy, history, anthropology and more. You will discover pract...

From art to science to love, the moment of insight happens when we see a likeness between different things. Psyche audio helps you to better understand yourself and others through expert guides, provocative ideas and personal life stories. We address psychological questions and puzzles from a range of perspectives including philosophy, history, anthropology and more. You will discover practical kn...

Repetitive thought spirals about a partner could be a sign of ROCD. But there are ways to reclaim your peace and intimacy. Psyche audio helps you to better understand yourself and others through expert guides, provocative ideas and personal life stories. We address psychological questions and puzzles from a range of perspectives including philosophy, history, anthropology and more. You will discov...

The trauma of foster care left gaps in my memory. Could I piece together a past I couldn’t recall?. Psyche audio helps you to better understand yourself and others through expert guides, provocative ideas and personal life stories. We address psychological questions and puzzles from a range of perspectives including philosophy, history, anthropology and more. You will discover practical knowledge...