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How Does She Do It?
What I would like to comment on here is not so much Joyce Carol Oates’s productivity, though that, of course, amazes us, but rather her excellence in so many different forms which I am not sure has...
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10 Things Super-Productive People Do
Keen to be more productive? Try doing these 10 things that productive people do. Productive people:1. Put their core priorities ahead of other tasks.Productive people make sure they're always making...
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The "Why" Behind Teen Suicide
Teen suicide shakes the very foundation of a community and leaves parents and family members numb as everyone asks an unanswerable question, "Why?""Why” would a teen chose death over life? What makes...
View ArticleTo Test or Not to Test
It is true. No child should be left behind. All children should succeed in school. They will have better lives. But how do you accomplish this feat? There have been many different approaches over the...
View ArticleOn Being Female and Sexual Agency
There is a new buzz term in sex education land, and it's called “Sexual Agency.” When people talk about any kind of personal “agency,” they are referring to an individual's ability to act in a way that...
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Should We Express Every Feeling We Notice?
I often hear clients ask whether it’s always wise to express their true feelings — and how to share them in ways that invite contact rather than conflict.Some people insist that every feeling they...
View ArticleHunger Gains
Everyone’s heard the phrase “Don’t drink on an empty stomach.” While this is certainly true when it comes to alcohol consumption, a growing body of research looking at the connections between nutrition...
View ArticleHow to Beat OCD Without Drugs (It's Simple But Not Easy!)
Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD) is a surprisingly common and potentially crippling anxiety disorder. Only 25 to 30 years ago, it was believed to be a rare psychiatric illness that affected only a...
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Will This Surprising Depression Treatment Prove to Be Real?
Depression makes it hard to get up in the morning and subtracts the joy out of life. While depression may not be a cause for divorce, it can put major strains on relationships, and definitely can be...
View ArticleChronic Poor Sleep May Cause Lasting Brain Damage
Do without sleep now, and make up for it later. It’s a pretty common sleep strategy for adults with busy lives and demanding schedules that crowd out sufficient time for sleep on a daily basis. We’ve...
View ArticleTaking Charge of Your Life
The day after submitting my first blog post, "A Peer-to-Peer Approach to Campus Mental Health," an anonymous reviewer pointed out that college students “don't have the mature insight and are utilizing...
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How Can You Set Limits If You Don't Enforce Them?
"I'm struggling with how to enforce limits without a consequence. For example, brushing teeth — she'll refuse. It's not reasonable for me to do it by force, so I tell her if she can't brush her teeth,...
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On Being an Immigrant
Most of my life I have lived abroad. I was born in South Africa during the apartheid period and felt it necessary to leave straight out of boarding school. My departure was not entirely politically...
View ArticleReflected Selfies
A group of tourists who were standing in front of a famous restaurant, which I often frequent, located on the Champs-Élysées in Paris, France asked me to snap a souvenir photo. Several members of the...
View ArticlePhrenology, Criminal Insanity, Marshmallows: Cheiron, Day 1
I have the great pleasure of being within driving distance of Cheiron this year. It is a small and very supportive conference focused on the history of the behavioral and social sciences. "Psychology"...
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From Real to Virtual: "Transhuman" Behavior in Children
This month’s guest post is by Cris Rowan, a pediatric occupational therapist and child development expert based in British Columbia. She is the founder of Zone'In Inc.From Real to Virtual – The...
View ArticleSexual Satisfaction and Eating Disorders
Women with eating disorders often report a lack of sexual interest during the course of their eating disorder. Several solid studies, including one, which assessed 242 women, found that issues with...
View ArticleThe Difference Between Stable and Unstable Relationships
You both see forest and trees: For every topic there’s a conversation to be had within it or about it. For example, sometimes you and your partner disagree within a particular topic, and then zoom out...
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Forming your pack
“My Name is Name.”Our guide for a Botswana safari trip has a long name (Nametsegang), which is a tad unpronounceable for most clients, so he shortened it to a catchy one that English speakers can...
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