Early Recollections and the Autism Spectrum
In her Psychology Today post, Lynne Soraya recently responded to my Psychology Today blog post that I wrote on the sparse and prosaic qualities of early recollections. In my experience using early...
View ArticleWhen Helping Your Child Becomes Enabling
When your child was born, you likely vowed that you'd do anything to keep him safe—even give up your own life. It's a parent's duty to protect her child, but that duty changes and evolves as your child...
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5 Ways to Keep Your Sanity This Valentine’s Day
Valentine’s Day. You typically love it or hate it. Perhaps you are newly in love and ready to profess your affections for another in a day of celebration devoted to the very emotion with which you are...
View ArticleTreating Crohn's Disease
I’m happy that people have been reading my posts about MAP and Crohn’s Disease.Part 1 was http://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/pura-vida/201311/is-there-cure-crohns-disease Part 2 was...
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It Was Only Lunch: Don’t Get So Jealous!
As we approach Valentine’s Day, countless couples and prospective couples alike will head off for the customary romantic dinner (on a related note, see my earlier post titled Beware of Valentine’s Day...
View ArticlePhysicians Who Take Their Own Lives
You may be surprised that male physicians have a suicide rate 1.4 times higher than the general male population and female physicians have a suicide rate about 2.2 times higher than the general female...
View ArticleFive Powerful Tools to Manage Defiant Children
What are the most successful ways to manage defiant children at home and in the classroom? Surprisingly it’s not the use of tough consequences. When you respond harshly to a defiant child, you are only...
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Talk About Your Strengths! 8 Reasons Why You Should (Part 2)
In part one, I discussed how, when we are asked to discuss our strengths, it is easy to create a barrier—a false humility. People then rationalize this by placing blame on their culture, personal...
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Creation Science! No Thanks
Yesterday, on February 4, 2014, a debate was staged between Science Guy Bill Nye and Creation Science Guy Ken Ham. The event lasted over two hours. Mark Stern of Slate Magazine published an incisive...
View ArticleShame on us for shaming Hoffman
Everyone has heard about the 70 heroin envelopes in Philip Seymour Hoffman’s NYC apartment. Everyone has heard about the 20 syringes and the prescription bottles. Everyone has heard about the two...
View ArticleFeeling Blue? ‘Green Medicine’ Offers Answers
Natural medicines can offer positive answers for all the many reasons people seek alternatives to conventional drugs. The FDA considers them safe enough to classify as over-the-counter drugs. They are...
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Are You Capable of Change?
We’re more than a month into 2014 and already, it’s happened. Most of our New Year’s resolutions have been abandoned, forgotten, or somehow just fallen off our radar screens as we rush through our...
View ArticleFrom Romantic Heartache to Something Better
People who are divorced, breaking up or finding themselves continually attracted to the same unfulfilling ‘types’ of partners often experience a perpetual state of heartache and dismay when their...
View ArticleHelp for Marriages Strained by Defiant Children
Married couples with a defiant child or teen find it challenging and even daunting when contending with their child’s problem behaviors and manipulative exploits. Defiant children and teens actually...
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Don’t Confuse Revenge with Justice: 5 Key Differences
The terms revenge and justice often get muddled. And that’s hardly surprising, for in the course of history, they’ve frequently been used interchangeably. You may even be familiar with the phrase “just...
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The Most Misunderstood Presidential Marriage
“All lives have triumphs and tragedies, laughter and tears, and mine has been no different. What really matters is whether, after all of that, you remain strong and a comfort to your loved ones.”—Pat...
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Listening for Horses instead of Zebras
There is an old medical proverb that goes: “When you hear hoof beats in the hallway, think horses, not zebras.” The proverb means that we should use common sense and look for the expected cause first,...
View ArticleDestination China
I get a text on Viber, my favorite international phone app. It’s from my son, Mackey, who teaches English in a Chinese secondary school in the city of Wenzhou. ‘Hey, Dad,’ he says, ‘My school wants you...
View ArticleWhat Am I Doing?
Recently, I’ve found myself facing a scary and unsettling reality. I will walk into a room … and have no idea why I’m there. Are there others? Please tell me yes.For instance, yesterday I walked into...
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Supportive Spouses Can Reduce the Risk of Heart Disease
A new study from the University of Utah found a correlation between heart disease risk and the level of social support each spouse feels in a marriage. The study revealed that when both partners...
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