Lybi Ma

About

Lybi Ma is the Executive Editor of Psychology Today and has been with the publication since 2000. She has written for or has edited publications including Discover, American Health, and CBSHealthwatch. She lives with her husband in Westchester, New York, and has a blended family of five grown kids.

Recent Posts

Kids Really Do Have Great Ideas

How a mother and son got through the pandemic.

The Age of Medical Misinformation: Dr. Google Isn't Always Right

Navigating health anxiety in the rabbit hole of the Internet.

What Kind of Person Would Fly to Mars?

Journalist Jeffrey Kluger on the traits of a space traveler.

Aiming for the Right Target

Use care, understanding, and empathy, and you'll score. By Jonathan Robinson

Why Being an Explorer Beats Being an Expert

Identifying as an expert has a dark side. Guest post by Jonah Sachs

Identifying as an expert has a dark side. Guest post by Jonah Sachs

Why Wilderness Therapy Works

The prescriptive use of adventure, plus the therapy.

The prescriptive use of adventure, plus the therapy.

Inside the Mind of Lance Letscher

Dissecting the genius of a collage artist who wants to take you to fairyland.

Dissecting the genius of a collage artist who wants to take you to fairyland.

Unplug, Get Bored, Create

How spacing out can unlock your creativity. By Manoush Zomorodi.

How spacing out can unlock your creativity. By Manoush Zomorodi.

The Upside of Uncertainty

Guest post by Bernadette Jiwa.

Guest post by Bernadette Jiwa.

The First Motherless Mother’s Day

Guest post by Annabelle Gurwitch

Guest post by Annabelle Gurwitch