The Psychology Of Archie Manning and Sons
I am very cynical about feel-good sports stories - I always see the hand of some publicity firm or sports agent behind them.But I don't feel that way about Archie Manning and his family, as depicted in...
View ArticleCan’t find a job? Five tips from successful job hunters
Bobi* is an extremely intelligent, interesting and charming young woman in her mid-twenties. When she graduated from college with a degree in history, she knew that she was going to have some...
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Serial Killers Only
One of my colleagues, Lee Mellor, got it into his head that someone needed to create a quarterly magazine devoted exclusively to serial murder. So, he did it, and it’s a stunner. Beautifully designed,...
View ArticleThe Force of Feelings
Natural scientists are fond of saying that nothing about living things makes any sense without an understanding of evolution. The properties of human nature make no sense without an understanding of...
View ArticleCalculate Your Life's Psychological Footprint
From your closest relationships to your more distant connections, you are constantly affecting the people in your world. Your life footprint reflects the impact you have on the world. Although you...
View ArticleA Pioneer of Military Psychology
Psychology has always played an important role in war. From helping the army develop aptitude tests during World War I to designing innovative strategies to build soldier resilience during the Global...
View ArticleThree Essential Points of Meditation
Each of us can become confused as to who we really are when we are in the midst of chronic illness. We can’t find the happiness we once experienced, because we are drowning in the pain or confusion of...
View ArticleWhy Post-Divorce, Second Chances at Love are the Best
I know it can feel – and can be – brutal “out there” in post-divorce dating land. I get it. And we have all spent a lot of time thinking, talking and writing about the considerable downsides.But...
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10 Best Practices for Being Present
By now, most of us that now—here—is where we’re supposed to be. We get it that we are not living our life fully if we are always lost in thought, tumbling through a story about the past or future. But...
View ArticleThe War on Grief
The DSM5, the most recent version of psychiatry’s diagnostic bible, makes it possible to classify grieving that endures beyond a rather brief span of time as a mental illness.This pathologizing of...
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From YoYo Diets and Dieters' Bra to Bill Clinton’s Vegan Way
Our mother loved when physicians would say to her, “You are not really 90 are you?” She would answer, “Doctor, it’s because I still cook greens and beans. No canned foods. We eat all fresh...
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Advice for Parents of Newly Diagnosed Children with Autism
Receiving a diagnosis of autism for your child now is easier than when our son, Jeremy, was diagnosed over twenty years ago. There is more awareness about autism and there are many more treatments,...
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Is Dorian Gray a tragic hero? (Re)defining Hedonism
I must admit, when I was in high school I was more likely to read the sports page of the Dallas Morning News than my English assignments. But, for some reason, there was one book that I couldn’t put...
View ArticleYour Three Wishes for Lasting (Happy) Love
With all of the research that has been conducted on attraction, finding a mate, and predictions of long-term happiness in love, it seems unlikely to adequately narrow the empirical findings down to...
View ArticleChris Christie Will Be Okay. Unless...
I have always been interested in how people come to believe those things they believe. When it comes to political opinions, these beliefs are often held to very strongly. I do not mean just believing...
View ArticlePost Super Bowl Depression
It may sound funny, but there’s really such a thing as the end-of-football-season blues. When you spend a bunch of Sundays gathered with friends, family and munchies, rooting for “your team,”...
View ArticleI Want to Feel: What's on YOUR Midlife Birthday Wish List?
I'm looking straight down the barrel of another midlife birthday, reminding me that statisically, the ride is more than half over.Thank god. Sure beats the alternative.I love, love, love my birthday....
View ArticleBartering Can Help Set Boundaries
For many of us, our close friends and social circles provide valuable opportunities to create new business opportunities. As my father used to say, many an important business deal was nailed down over...
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Culturally Incompetent Therapy: When Therapists Do Harm
I recently received an email from a distraught reader who had been subjected to some serious microaggressions by his therapist. I have heard from many others who have experienced this problem, and...
View ArticleDylan Farrow's Story: An Account of Child Abuse
Nicholas Kristof gave over his column today in the New York Times to an account by Dylan Farrow of her being abused by Woody Allen when she was seven years old. The behavior she describes—inappropriate...
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