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Misinformation About Evolution in Textbooks
Throughout my years making my way through various programs at various schools, I have received (and I say this is the humblest way possible, which appears to be not very…) a number of compliments from...
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Is Your Piggy Bank a Source of Happiness?
When does spending money make you happier and when does spending money just not “pay off” in a happiness boost? My last blog revealed the simple secret: Those who express their true identity when they...
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If George Will Were Your Father: Other Reasons Not to Tell
Last month I wrote a blog about dilemmas abuse survivors face regarding whether or not to tell anyone what happened to them. The blog was definitely skewed in the direction of not only the value of...
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Father Figure
Phil Zimbardo here – With Father’s Day just around the corner, it seemed like a good idea to discuss one of the most important messages a father can pass on to his son: What it is to be a male in our...
View ArticleIs Snowden Lying?
Many readers have asked whether Snowden was lying in his recent NBC-TV interview, knowing I have worked for the government and corporations spotting lies by how someone behaves. When I attempt to...
View ArticleDoes Codependence Run In Your Family?
A reader recently asked me what she could do to prevent codependence in her grandchild. Apparently, alcoholism runs in the family along with codependence. I’m not surprised; the enabling apple doesn’t...
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Spornosexuality, Body Image and Boys
We’ve spent all kinds of energy worrying about girls and body image. Trends like ‘spornosexuals’ in the media (athletes and other celebrities with their shirts off showing off their abs) remind us not...
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The Spornosexual: Should Beckham Keep His Shirt On?
According to UK journalist Mark Simpson, metrosexuals—a term he originated to describe single, urban young men with disposable income, hair gel and designer duds--are boringly normal and spornosexuals,...
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Dad Re-Visited on Father's Day
I can see my dad bent over his watchmaker’s bench, jeweler’s monocle in his right eye, squinting the left shut while he scrutinized a diamond. Dad didn’t have much hair from the time I could remember,...
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The Greatest Challenge of Fatherhood
We’re all familiar with the gratitude given to Mom by athletes and celebrities as they receive awards and accolades. Kevin Durant brought the audience to their feet in tribute to his Mom when he...
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Was a Zen Master a Sex Addict?
In the book, “Zen Sex: The Way of Making Love”, Philip Toshio Sudo introduces many to Zen master Ikkyu Sojun, who lived 1394-1481. According to the text, Ikkyu was known to frequent brothels and bars...
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Classic Father and Son Talk
The son says, “If there were a ball coming at me, at my head, and you had the choice to get in front and block it, even though it would hurt, would you do it?” Jay looked at his father, trying to...
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When Dad Wiped Away My Tears
I thought summer camp would be endless fun. My two best friends were going and I wanted to go with them so badly I asked my dad to lie about my age so I could get in. I was seven and you were supposed...
View ArticleHappiness at the Cost of Another? Is it Ever Okay?
For the past four decades I have specialized in helping people form, fix, and rebuild intimate relationships. Sadly, despite every possible effort expended, some don’t survive. Even once-loving couples...
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Flowing With Life
There’s one part of life that, if you can master it, while I can’t definitely guarantee it will make you happy, it will definitely help make your life significantly happier. Let me start with a...
View ArticleShould You Trust Your Therapist or Yourself?
It can be hard to trust your judgment in therapy. The power balance is unequal and the patient or client is always more vulnerable.How can you evaluate the questions or doubts you may have about your...
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Learning to Move, Moving to Learn?
A fascinating, and potentially very important experiment was carried in with a group of 10 and 11 year children in Vanves, a small district of Paris, France in the 1950s. The teacher-researchers...
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When Men Ruled the World
Most of history is about patriarchs. The pages of antiquity are full of names like Genghis and Atilla, Pericles and Constantine. Women’s names were are fewer and farther between. But for thousands of...
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Happy Father’s Day: Teaching Children Gratitude
Father’s Day, as with Mother’s Day, is a good time to encourage the practice of gratitude and set an example for children. Researchers at the University of California, Davis, and Hofstra University...
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