Econ writer Kyla Scanlon notes that a lot of society’s current obsessions — peptide stacks, prediction markets, the manosphere — have all the hallmarks of people coping with feeling out of control.

“I can’t control what I eat,” said my new coaching client, a busy working mom with two active young boys. “I’ve been like this my whole adult life. When it comes to food, I turn into a raving fat, ...

Many people experience times when their emotions feel too big or out-of-control, even when nothing obviously wrong is happening around them. Maybe you’ve had the experience of feeling calm and content ...