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Take My Wife, Please!
“I’ve been in love with the same woman for 49 years. If my wife finds out, she’ll kill me.”“Just got back from a pleasure trip. I took my mother-in-law to the airport.”“I take my wife everywhere, but...
View ArticleCities are Becoming Childfree Zones
While many inner cities across the United States are experiencing a revival, the number of children raised in urban areas is on the decline. As reported in Governing, recent data show that only 13...
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Chance, and the Biology of Lying
When a mother in Ohio faked her address in order to send her child to a better public school, she got arrested. At trial she testified that she willingly lied to improve her child’s chances in life....
View ArticleStressed? Kiss it out
Affectionate communication has long been regarded as important and productive. For example, affection has been considered one of three fundamental human needs (Schutz, 1958). My own work has documented...
View ArticleMistakes in Therapy
When I was a second-year graduate student, my practicum site was hiring a new staff member, and I sat in on interviews with candidates, paired with Sue, a young psychologist. She told each candidate...
View ArticleA Stench in California
Not all smells are lovely. Roses and jasmine, perhaps, or the scent of a baby after a bath. But life is a soup of smells and we’d live in a misshapen world if we ignored babies' dirty diapers and the...
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Are You Preparing or Procrastinating?
In learning new skills those of us who struggle with anxiety often prolong the "research" phase as long as we can before trusting ourselves to perform them solo. Consulting experts, taking classes,...
View ArticleMy Professional Corporation Wishes To Express Its Opinion
Corporations used to be described as a “legal fiction” which could be treated for certain business purposes as an individual. It had certain rights, including the right to hire and fire employees and...
View ArticleDecide on Love
Note: Coming soon – an online course on cultivating more conscious, vibrant relationships. Jeff was convinced he’d fallen out of love with his wife, Arlene, and that nothing could salvage their...
View ArticleIs Your Relationship Evolving with You?
One of our most valuable human characteristics is the capacity to consciously evolve. Once we reach a certain point of self-awareness, it’s a small step to advancing our social, emotional, and...
View ArticleHow Much Should You Reveal in Your Relationships?
In the world of new relationships, finding the right amount to self-disclose can feel like walking on a dangerous precipice. Show your feelings too soon, and you run the risk of seeming inappropriate,...
View ArticleIs Pretend Play Good for Kids?
*First author is Rachel Hughes“Let’s pretend to be…” is commonly heard from young children as they play and interact at school, daycare, or at home. Many adults encourage imagination and creativity but...
View ArticleWhat Parents Can Say to Raise Secure Children
Words have a powerful effect on your children. What you say impacts what they think about themselves and their world, the actions they take as they explore their world, and the emotions they experience...
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Waiting Room Etiquette 101
I may get some flack for posting this, as for many, the below will simply be common sense, and you will wonder why on earth I am bothering to post such obvious information. If so, read no further. But...
View ArticleTreat the Classroom, Not the Kids
The statistics tell us that our children are getting sicker and sicker. Attention Deficit Disorder has more than tripled in just 20 years- it is now diagnosed in 11% of all kids and in an astounding...
View ArticleADHD Does Not Exist Part 2
An aura of mystery surrounds the concept of ADHD. Some scientists think that ADHD is like a unicorn. Everyone knows what it is, but nobody has ever seen one. Other scientists argue that ADHD existed...
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This Makes Us Human
What does Harold and the Purple Crayon have in common with a talking snake? They both represent examples of blending: a theory about how our brains make culture.Mark Turner, in his new book The Origin...
View ArticleThe Art of Apology
When someone’s actions cause us emotional pain or disappointment, why do we feel the need to receive an apology?When an offense occurs, we want to know the offender understands that we were upset as a...
View ArticleDo You Need Adult Education?
A newly proposed ballot initiative called the Colorado Marriage Education Act would require anyone wishing to marry for the first time or remarrying widows to complete 10 hours of pre-wedding marriage...
View ArticleHow to Start a Movement: A Movie Review of Chavez
"Si se puede!" Yes we can! Cesar Chavez asserts to a restive crowd of California migrant workers whose hope has worn too thin. Chavez has to keep their spirit and a movement alive that will deliver...
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