At a young age, I asked my parents if they had adopted me. A common question. My twist: Had I been adopted from an alien family? Like many neurodivergent people, I struggled significantly to fit in ...

Teenagers struggling to develop a healthy sense of identity must walk a tightrope, balancing commitment to their family’s values with their own exploration of what matters, most psychologists agree. A ...

If I were an academic or research psychologist, and not just an observational one in private practice, I would take a fresh look at identity formation in adolescence. Why? Because I believe how it is ...

An identity crisis is a phase many people go through when they question or reassess who they are. A search for identity is common during the teenage years but people may also reassess their lives ...