What if your sense of self falls apart—not in crisis, but in quiet suspension? Existential liminality explores those in-between states when identity dissolves and coherence vanishes. It’s not pathology, but transformation. This post introduces a new psychological framework for understanding who we are when we’re no longer sure.

Emotional immaturity is becoming more than just a personal problem—it’s a cultural pattern. In this post, Professor RJ Starr explores the ideas behind a new academic paper on how emotionally reactive behavior is spreading through public life, digital systems, and institutional norms—and why it matters more than we think.

Why do we judge others when their choices don’t affect us? This blog introduces a new academic paper by Professor RJ Starr exploring the psychology of unsolicited judgment—how projection, emotional immaturity, and control often masquerade as moral clarity.

In this post, I share the release of my academic paper, Shadow, Self, and Regulation: A Jungian Contribution to Emotional Intelligence Theory, which explores how Jungian psychology expands emotional intelligence theory. By reframing EI through the lens of shadow integration and individuation, the paper offers new insights for therapy, education, and leadership.

This paper introduces a new public health framework by examining the societal impact of emotional underdevelopment. It argues that the absence of emotional intelligence and maturity contributes to widespread harm—manifesting in mental illness, relational instability, burnout, and civic fragmentation.

This research paper explores how affective polarization and the erosion of civic empathy are reshaping public life—not just politically, but psychologically. Drawing on psychology, neuroscience, and emotional regulation theory, it offers a framework for restoring emotional clarity across deep divides.