MoreRSS

site iconPsycheModify

A digital magazine from Aeon Media that illuminates the human condition through psychology, philosophy and the arts.
Please copy the RSS to your reader, or quickly subscribe to:

Inoreader Feedly Follow Feedbin Local Reader

Rss preview of Blog of Psyche

What draws well-meaning parents to authoritarian parenting?

2026-07-15 18:00:00

Silhouette photo of a child in roller skates holding a toy bunny, standing by a sofa near a bright window.

In my therapy room, I’ve seen the costs of the controlling impulse. Winnicott and Rogers show us healthier alternatives

- by Hope Bastine

Read on Psyche

The joy of falling down together

2026-07-14 18:00:00

People line dancing indoors, wearing jeans and boots on a wooden floor.

My reluctant participation in a line-dancing class showed me how moving as one promotes feelings of group unity – and joy

- by Amy Arthur

Read on Psyche

How to rediscover the joy of drawing

2026-07-14 18:00:00

Abstract drawing showing shading techniques: cross-hatching, scribbles, parallel lines with pencil. Arrows and labels included.

As a child, you knew the thrill of conjuring with a pencil. Reclaim that pleasure with these activities (no talent needed)

- by Andrea Kantrowitz

Read on Psyche

L A Paul on transformative experience

2026-07-13 18:01:00

Photo of a person standing before large concrete blocks with a view of a grassy landscape and blue sky through the gap.

At a crossroads in life? No matter how much you deliberate, one unknowable remains: who you will be on the other side

- Video by The Well

Watch on Psyche

I am that I am

2026-07-13 18:00:00

Painting of a man wearing a black coat and white ruffled cravat against a dark background.

Ego death obliterated my gender identity, but then I stumbled upon the Public Universal Friend

- by Silas Joan Savard

Read on Psyche

Being lonely taught me how to be me

2026-07-10 18:00:00

Painting of four stylised figures in a boat with decorative patterns, surrounded by fish motifs and a red background.

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

- by Anandi Mishra

Read on Psyche