by Teralyn Sell, PhD | Sep 14, 2026 | Human Behavior, Question of the week, Relationships
“You just need to get it out.” Most of us have heard some version of that when we’re furious. Call a friend. Scream in the car. Write the scathing text, even if you don’t send it. Hit a punching bag. Vent until you feel empty. It makes intuitive sense. Anger can feel...
by Teralyn Sell, PhD | Sep 6, 2026 | Health and Wellness, Question of the week, Sleep
Eight hours of sleep has become one of those health rules that can feel less like guidance and more like a nightly grade. You got seven hours and 12 minutes? Not ideal. Six and a half? Brace yourself. Nine? Are you somehow sleeping too much? I wondered when, exactly,...
by Teralyn Sell, PhD | Aug 31, 2026 | Body, Question of the week
Somewhere along the way, 10,000 steps became a health rule. Walk less than that and it can feel like you didn’t quite do enough. Hit 10,000 and you’ve had a “good” day. But there’s a problem with that number: 10,000 steps was never established as the magic threshold...
