I Have Weight on my Mind and It's About 430 Pounds
Weight has been weighing on my mind recently. We are all still trying to shed the extra pounds of Christmas cookies and fruit cake (does anyone really eat that?) Okay, so I gained a few, but that’s...
View ArticleWhat Do We Really Know About Lethal Violence in Chimps?
An essay in today's New York Times by James Gorman called "Lethal Violence in Chimps Occurs Naturally, Study Suggests" has resulted in a good number comments and questions arriving in my inbox. These...
View ArticleYou Can Experience Joy
I don't believe in an afterlife but I do think I've seen heaven and hell.We hear much talk about near-death xperiences, with many reporting a glimpse of heaven (We hear less often that some people see...
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Retrain Your Anxious Brain
The worst thing you can say to a child who is worried and voices fear is, "you have nothing to be worried about." It only drives the fears underground, unresolved, which compounds the anxiety and makes...
View ArticleWhen a Concussion is not a Concussion
With the dizzying array of news about sports concussions and related symptoms, we may be at risk of misinterpreting symptoms that appear to be due to a concussion. However, it is common for an athlete...
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Why Haven’t the Pitchforks Come Yet?
Nick Hanauer, a Seattle-based entrepreneur (and self-described “zillionaire”) recently wrote a very compelling article for Politico Magazine trying to convince his fellow rich Americans that “the...
View ArticleSeeking a Balance in Feeding Children
Is a sweet potato a vegetable? I recently had a heated discussion on this topic with a friend and fellow parent. The more I thought about it, the more I realized your answer to this seemingly innocuous...
View ArticleRings True: What’s the Role of Engagement Rings?
If you liked it then you shoulda put a ring on it Beyonce, Single LadiesIs Beyonce’s famous line sexist or what? What does it mean to put a ring on it?...
View ArticleEducational Accommodations for LD and Mental Illness
For parents of children struggling with mental illnesses or learning disabilities, the return to school can be cause for panic. Parents of children with special needs frequently find that standard...
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Can You Ever Fully Recover From an Eating Disorder?
A student came to interview me about my job and research interests the other day. She asked me to be her interviewee because she knew I was a disordered eating researcher and she herself was in...
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Awakening to Ourselves As We Are
The renowned psychologist Carl Rogers famously said, “The curious paradox is that when I can accept myself just as I am, then I can change.”This statement is as simple as it is profound, but not easy...
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Internet Trolls Are Narcissists, Psychopaths, & Sadists.
In this month's issue of Personality and Individual Differences, a study was published that confirms what we all suspected: internet trolls are horrible people. Let's start by getting our definitions...
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Why Addicts Relapse After Going to Treatment
Ignoring the most important part of aftercare:I am amazed by the number of people who spend a month or more in either an inpatient or an intensive outpatient treatment setting but then, after all that...
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Have We Become Addicted to Violence?
A young woman knocks at the door one night asking for help because she’d been in a car accident--shot to death by the man inside, who says he was afraid. A troubled young man walks into a movie...
View ArticleSay and Mean These Three Words To Fall Back in Love
To fall back in love, you and your partner really need to truly know and understand each other. Doing this rebuilds trust and emotional safety. When we show empathy to our intimate partners, we are...
View ArticleDomestic Violence and Child Abuse in the NFL
“This is bigger than a football game.”-Al FrankenCurrently, there are four players in the NFL who have been charged with either domestic violence or child abuse. While there are many important issues...
View ArticleYou—Yes, You—Can Save a Life
It's been the summer from hell, and if it were up to me I'd be dead twenty times over. But to my amazement I'm still here. My survival is the result of several extraordinary kindnesses, which I think...
View ArticlePediatricians as Mental Health Doctors
Pediatricians and other primary care physicians (PCPs) are finding themselves as providers of child mental health care more than ever. Whether it be screening toddlers for autism, starting medications...
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Are You an Internet Troll?
Yesterday I posted about a study that describes internet trolls as narcissistic, sadistic, and psychopathic. A lot of people commented about their own internet behavior, wondering if their provocative...
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Good Resources for Dealing With Narcissism
Earlier today I recorded a live webinar for therapists on Narcissistic Habits: Couples Therapy Treatment [note: the webinar can be accessed after Sept 29 from the goodtherapy.org webinar archives]....
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