Jessica Schrader

5 days ago | psychologytoday.com | Wendy L. Patrick |Jessica Schrader

Strategizing couple time can enhance relational closeness and quality. Sharing daily activities is most effective when partners are actively engaged and responsive. More exciting dates promote relationship closeness and interdependence. Relationship quality is enhanced through attention, interest, and attraction. Taking the time to plan and enjoy dates with your partner reminds them the fire is still burning. But do you go to the bar or the ballgame? Venture out on a picnic, or parasailing?

5 days ago | psychologytoday.com | Steven Stosny |Jessica Schrader

At the beginning of their couple’s treatment, I urge my new clients to focus on feeling lovable, not feeling loved. Most people want to feel loved. But if we don’t feel worthy of it, being loved makes us feel guilty (for getting something we don’t deserve) and inadequate because we can’t return it equally. What makes us feel lovable is expressing compassion, kindness, support, and affection, all of which increase the likelihood of feeling loved.

1 week ago | psychologytoday.com | Jessica Schrader

There’s something sacred about memory. How we hold one another, moments in time together, the connection, the love, and being in union as we merge together as a unified memory. The most intimate acts are shared memories, and the most painful element is when our loved ones' memories fades. The smell of your grandmother’s cookies. The sound of your child’s laughter. The look in the eyes of someone you’ve loved for decades. Memory holds the story of who we are.

1 week ago | psychologytoday.com | John Nosta |Jessica Schrader

Source: ChatGPT modified by NostaLabI think it's fair to say that we’re entering a moment where the boundaries of authorship are beginning to blur, and perhaps permanently. A recent study from MIT is making headlines for its provocative claim that using ChatGPT may be dampening your brain. In fact, the study title, "Your Brain on ChatGPT," harkens back to the famous "This is your brain on drugs" campaign.

1 week ago | metroparent.com | Jessica Schrader

Any parent who has researched summer camps and activities knows it can be an expensive endeavor. That’s especially true if you need full-time care during the summer, but even a one-day or week-long camp session here and there can really add up. Fortunately, there are some free summer programs for kids available in metro Detroit for parents to consider.