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Self-Compassion for Weight Loss: 4 Ideas to Help Build It
“Be Kind to Yourself: It’s Better for Your Diet,” a 2011 article told us — summarizing new work on self-compassion and weight loss. The idea that beating yourself up after overeating doesn’t help had...
View ArticleContemptuous Expressions: The Secret to an Objective Mind
Richard Feynman’s father taught his son an important exercise. He would sit him down and they would go through the newspaper together. When they would come across a photo of pope blessing a group of...
View ArticleFacebook Jealousy
When a relationship ends, our memories gradually change. We rewrite our memories to reflect our current emotions. But the internet doesn’t change. People update their relationship status–changing from...
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On Revenge
At the heart of most good stories lies reversal: Cinderella becomes the princess, and the wicked stepmother and stepsisters get their comeuppance; Jane Eyre, the poor downtrodden governess, marries the...
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Going for the Real Gold!
"Even if you should own a gold mine, you still have to dig."Linda: My friend Michael told me that his Bubbie (grandmother) shared this bit of wisdom with him about 50 years ago, and he has never...
View ArticleIDA: A Film Review
This is a film about two paths to liberation. Both paths are exquisitely portrayed in IDA, a black and white film from Poland that runs a mere 80 minutes, yet depicts not just the lifetime of its...
View ArticleA Really Good Lecture
Good lecturers are relatively rare in colleges and universities. The primary reason for this is that academics are not selected for their ability to teach, but on the basis of their research and...
View ArticleThe Fundamental Attribution Error
Academic psychologists will immediately recognize my title as a very important phenomenon in psychology, whereas those less familiar with the field are probably saying what the heck is that?To no...
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Can Your Body Express Multiple Emotions Simultaneously?
All feelings–vs. thoughts–have a certain physiology to them. You cannot experience an emotion without at the same time experiencing a corresponding bodily sensation (or sensations). And each of your...
View ArticleThe Perfect “Imperfect” Relationship
I don't believe in soulmates. That doesn't mean I don't believe in true love or the idea that two people can find each other and be truly happy together for the rest of their lives. What I reject,...
View ArticleSad, Worthless, Hopeless?
The National Health Interview Survey data for 2012 – the latest available – are just out and, boy, do they have depressing news for the out-of-sorts, the feeling-a-bit-downs, and the I-can’t...
View ArticleClinical Treatment with Implacable Good Will
Note that Dr. Ann Reitan has published under a pseudonym a book, entitled “Illuminating Schizophrenia: Insights into the Uncommon Mind”. Note also that a version of the following article has appeared...
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Why We Really Hate Our Jobs
Is Your Job Making Your Miserable: Let’s Find Out WhyIn my last blog, I talked about workplace bullying which certainly is a major cause of workplace stress and...
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Under-the-Radar Careers
Competition is fierce in many careers, for example, lawyer, environmentalist, and yes, psychologist. One way around it is to choose an under-the-radar niche. Here are examples:Alternatives to clinical...
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A Unified Field Theory of Consciousness
A theory of consciousness has to correspond to the actualities of human nature. It has to be consonant with the living of a human life. Its design has to reflect the productions it creates. My view...
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Always Ask for Directions
Stopping and asking for directions used to be the most reliable way to find your way around. A local person would not only know the way, but also the traffic patterns, the most interesting places to...
View ArticleAvoiding the Biggest Dating Mistakes II
Dating is a kind of due diligence. It gives you the opportunity to get to know a person you may have feelings for. This process is very important, because even though you may be feeling the love, the...
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On The Uses of Animals.
When I married for the second time, a psychiatrist, my own three girls were at the teenager stage. My new husband had two young boys whom he adored—both dark eyed, dark haired and beautiful. No...
View Article6 Taboo Thoughts That Parents Have
In the comfort of the therapist’s office parents will sometimes feel safe enough to reveal their inner most unspoken thoughts about their children. Parents often experience a tremendous sense of shame...
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Streetchat, SnapChat, Yik Yak & 5 Basic Media Literacy Rules
A new app makes headlines every week as teens migrate to the next new thing, and in the way of teens, do things that horrify their parents. These are teen rituals, all the posturing, flirting and...
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