Don't Be Afraid of Dying
This world is to live in and to die in as well. Few of us are afraid of living but most of us are afraid of dying. Death seems to be a most formidable enemy. Death is not the enemy; fear of it is. The...
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Why We Love Mediocrity
Why We Love Mediocrity By Nigel Barber, Ph.D. on April 11, 2012 in The Human Beast It is a sad fact of human nature that we prefer mediocre products over better ones. This is one of our most...
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The Madness of Doing
Many people cherish a belief that there will be a time in their lives when they’re finally able to sit back and relax. After working hard for years, we’ll finally be happy with the level of success or...
View ArticleSwallowing Our Emotions Won’t Make Them Easier To Accept
Within a year of discovering that my one-year-old son, Eden, had a shocking amount of life threatening food allergies, my teeth became so sensitive that biting down on anything harder than a slice of...
View Article31 Quotes on Gossip
Gossip... Rumors... Secrets... Everyone has a say. Anyone who has obeyed nature by transmitting a piece of gossip experiences the explosive relief that accompanies the satisfying of a primary need....
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Risking Recovery from Grief
It has never been my intention to become a professional widow—which, I'm discovering, is actually a bit tricky because the majority of my work these days is centered on death, dying, and grief.I have...
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Where Is The Line Between Hypomania And Out Of Control?
Exploring the potential of the human mind has been a central fascination for most of my 55 years. I have spent as much as eight hours a day in meditation and lived in a monastic environment for over...
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Did Anne Sexton's Therapist Help Her Poetry?
The tapes of poet Anne Sexton's lengthy therapy were first released by her psychiatrist to biographer Diane Middlebrook years after Sexton's suicide in 1974. Naturally, there was an uproar within and...
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Never Stop Asking Silly Questions
In my childhood the world did not make very much sense to me. I asked many silly questions, but would seldom receive any adequate answers or even an honest ‘I don’t know’. This made me feel very...
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In His Eyes: The Light, The Heat
International drumming sensation Manu Katché remembers the colors being particularly pronounced one night on tour with Peter Gabriel."It was '88 or '89 and I had to be very loud, it was a big venue....
View ArticleFood, Fads and Fish: Eating Nemo
Food, Fads and Fish: Eating Nemo Here’s something I hear a lot when dietary restrictions are discussed prior to ordering food at a restaurant “I’m vegetarian, but I eat fish”. This is an interesting...
View ArticleIn The Time Machine: Lost Love vs. Spouse
So you are married and you found your lost love? Uh oh. Maybe you are already in an affair and feeling torn? Who is the right person for you? You had/have a good marriage but now you are questioning?...
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Dirty Little Secrets
Gossip is more than just idle chitchat. Why we love to spread rumors—and how to do it right.
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Issues in Attachment that May Contribute to Eating Disorders
The majority of parents deeply feel and convey love for their children. The majority of parents of children with eating disorders are no different. There has been a lot of confusion and knee-jerk...
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Sculpt Your Partner: Be Like Mike (Michaelangelo)
As relationships grow, it's important for partners to remember that healthy relationships are ones in which each individual can also grow within the relationship. You can do a lot for your partner--...
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Does Curiosity Guide Children's Learning?
Suppose you observe this unlikely scene: A warm-blooded six-year-old is offered a plateful of droopy steamed broccoli or a luscious chocolate cupcake, and he chooses the broccoli. This curious incident...
View ArticleBelief in Anthropology
Anthropology, with its claim to examining the human experience holistically, shares a lot of intellectual territory with other social sciences and humanities disciplines. There is literally nothing...
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Are You More Likely to Lose Yourself—or Find Yourself—in a Relationship?
There are many reasons, valid and invalid, why you may avoid romantic relationships. Here I want to address two in particular: you want to find yourself first, or you don’t want to lose yourself to the...
View ArticleMean Girls and Bad Friends
Melanie* says that her twelve year old daughter is being picked on by other girls. “They’re so mean. I try to tell her that they’re bad friends, and that she should look for nicer ones. But that that...
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