Fear is a tricky human emotion. It can paralyze you. It can keep you from your dreams. It can keep you small. It can also keep you safe. Fear can be your friend in just the right doses, but too much ...

Ever noticed how a quick scare from a horror movie can jump-start your heart and shake you awake more effectively than your morning espresso? Well, it turns out that fear isn't just a survival ...

The flipside of biophobia is called biophilia, an innate affinity for nature. Both of these terms stem from evolutionary ...

Freddy Krueger is good for your well-being — not despite his melted face and razor blade-embellished glove. Because of them. The "Nightmare on Elm Street" murderer, who debuted in 1984, joined an ...

Halloween is a time for scary movies, ghost stories, and visits to haunted houses, but why do we enjoy these activities? Surely fear and pleasure are contrasting emotions? But look beneath the surface ...

Many of us love Halloween for the fun, and also the fear, that it brings into our lives! That makes us wonder, why do we love being scared so much? Therapist Jessie Shepherd (MA, LCMHC) of Blue Clover ...

Even though workplace policies designed to support parents have improved and expanded in recent years, many workers are still not using them. Both mothers and fathers who are employed in the labor ...