Hope, the Essential Constituent
“Remember that hope is a good thing, Red, maybe the best of things, and no good thing ever dies.” --Stephen King, Rita Hayworth and the Shawshank...
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Best Mother's Day Gift Ever: Sleep
This Mother’s Day give Mom what she needs: more sleep. More than 60% of women get less than the seven to nine hours of sleep a night they need to function at their optimal level. With modern moms’...
View ArticleWe Are Reflections of Our World: Explaining Behaviorism
This is the second in my ongoing series of articles trying to provide basic lead ins to behaviorist theory. The first is here. How to Explain Behaviorism, version 2: We are Reflections of our WorldA...
View ArticleCan Love Be an Addiction?
“Too much of a good thing is wonderful.” Mae WestRomantic love has often been considered as a type of addiction. There is no doubt that love involves constant thinking about, and activities with, the...
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How Family Kindness Can Help Heal Mental Illness
When someone in the family is ill, with a mental disorder or otherwise, it becomes a family challenge. The willingness to accept the diagnosis, to look for help, to go beyond criticism, blame and...
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No Pain, No Gain
In her exercise videos, Jane Fonda made the phrase famous. “No pain, no gain.” This idea captures a core truth in psychoanalysis—so much so that Sigmund might have said it himself!Freud put forward the...
View ArticleThe Rise of Artisan Parenting
How hard is parenting? The blogs are full of stories about how parenting makes people happy and how it makes people unhappy. And they are full of stories of parental hardship. But, being a parent...
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Do You Have a Book in You?
Many people feel they have a how-to book in them but have trouble getting started. Or they’ve started but can’t finish.I’ve written books but didn’t want this article to be limited to my own input. So...
View ArticleThank you Dolphin Mom
I just accomplished my childhood dream of becoming an author, but my mom will not be able to read my book. You see my mom never went to school – not even grade 1 so she can’t read well. Because of...
View ArticleIs Depression Real?
I sometimes think I'm making my bipolar disorder up. On a lovely day in May when the jacaranda trees along my street are in bloom and so am I, it's hard to believe I was ever the grief-stricken,...
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What Do Happy People Choose to Ignore?
Some say happy people have mastered the art of happpiness, others say they've chosen it. In reality, it's a bit of both. You can choose to take a more positive outlook on life, even when faced with...
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How Your Blood Sugar Could Be Wrecking Your Marriage
We’ve all known people who should have to wear a flashing red DANGER! sign if they miss lunch, though even without the warning we instinctively know to steer clear if someone is running on empty. A...
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If You're Just Not Sure How You Feel On Mother's Day
When we talk about having a baby, we often hear how exhilarating it can be. We hear about the promise of personal fulfillment and the brilliant grow that accompanies the miracle of life. We hear...
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Joking Matter: Adam West and Colleagues Analyze the Joker
For PsychologyToday.com's "Joking Matter" topic, "Beyond Heroes and Villains" clearly needs to feature Batman's arch-enemy, the Joker. Instead of posting things I've already said about that villain in...
View Article"These Days, You Have To Rob A Bank To Get Mental Health Tre
This is a quote from a prison psychologist. She was not joking or exaggerating- many of her imprisoned psychiatric patients had committed a fake crime to get "three hots and cot." And even more had...
View ArticleHow to Use 5 Powerful (and Subtle) Nonverbal Behaviors
A common misconception is that body language is akin to spoken or written language – that particular nonverbal behaviors have particular meaning. But nonverbal communication is much more subtle and...
View ArticleBetween a Man and His Gynecologist
You've got your mother in a whirl, She's not sure if you're a boy or a girl--David BowieWe live in an age where the boundaries of yesterday are left in tatters before our feet today. Gay sex in prime...
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Helping People with Asperger’s Syndrome/Autism Find Work
Two-thirds of people with Asperger’s Syndrome/ high-functioning autism are unemployed. That’s ironic because some have savant strengths. For example, Will Bernick is able to tell you what day of the...
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