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Terminating a Counseling Relationship
Whether you’re a client or a counselor, terminating the relationship is difficult.Here are some thoughts on how to handle it.You’re a client who feels ill-suited to or dissatisfied with your counselor...
View ArticleDo This to Feel Emotionally Safer in Your Relationship
Years ago a local human services director asked me to do a series of workshops on the topic of emotional safety. Since I liked the agency and the director, I agreed before I had a chance to research...
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12 Tips on How to Compose Your TED Talk
Doing a TED talk is the quickest way to establish yourself as an expert and thought leader. After I did my TEDx talk, I heard from speaker bureaus I’d never worked with and my book sales soared, but...
View ArticleApple and Facebook Pay for Egg Freezing
Apple and Facebook Pay for Egg Freezing: Support for Women or Is It?Joann Paley Galst, Ph.D. Yesterday, both Apple and Facebook announced on NBC...
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Take Hold Of Your Life During Times of Transition
No one likes change. You’ve probably heard the quote, attributable to everyone from John C. Maxwell to Gandhi: “Change is inevitable. Growth is optional.” The message: change is hard, people need help...
View ArticleWhy You Are Demented?
Benzodiazepines are a class of drugs often prescribed to ease the anxiety and/or the insomnia associated with chronic pain. They include familiar names such as Xanax, Valium, Ativan and Klonopin....
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Ebola in Semen
One of my favorite shows on television is Nathan for You. Hosted by the deadpan Canadian comic, Nathan Felder, the show documents Nathan’s exploits as he attempts to help struggling small business...
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Economic Misfits
Elizabeth is artsy, not really an artist, just artsy. She likes to decorate, make jewelry, appreciate nature. She loses track of time. She says she suffers from depression but doesn’t believe in taking...
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Dead Strange
One of the strangest and rarest mental disorders that has been studied academically is Cotard’s Syndrome (CS), and also known as the Cotard Delusion, the Nihilistic Delusion, and the Walking Corpse...
View ArticleThe Psychology of Ebola Fear
What do we know about the psychological factors that are likely to determine how fearful or worried you become about the current Ebola outbreak? It is a topic that certainly commands a significant...
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How High Is Your Horizon?
Note: This post was written by Steven Jackson.Not long ago, on an ordinary school day in Japan, a team of researchers crammed themselves into a first-grade classroom. They passed out art supplies to...
View ArticleHow Teachers Can Reduce the Empathy Gap That Wealth Creates
An Empathy Gap?In my last post, I discussed research on the social isolation that wealth creates, and what this means in particular for the children of the wealthy.A growing body of research indicates...
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"I Don't Believe in Ghosts, But..."
An embalmer was taking a body into what he believed was an empty building. He wheeled the corpse through one room, and since there was sufficient light to see, he decided not to bother with the light...
View Article5 Tips for Saying No Gracefully
There is “No Thank you” and then there is “I said No!” How you say no to someone will certainly be determined by the situation and the person hearing it. In refusing a second helping of some less than...
View ArticleHow to Get the Respect You Secretly Crave
The tall, fit military officer wearing a crisp formal uniform with shining insignias atop his shoulders and an array of colorful ribbons on his chest walks into a room when another person calls out...
View ArticleWhen Should Kids Start Dating?
Dear Dr. G.The time that I've dreaded has just arrived. My 12 year old daughter has asked me when she can start dating. I wasn't allowed to date until I was 18 because I had very strict parents. I...
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Naygotiation
Get it in writing! ~ The book of trustSuppose you are applying for a job and the company offers you 100k with a certain probability that they will add a bonus of 10k. You consider the 100k offer low...
View ArticleStop Yelling So Your Kids Can Hear You
Yelling at your kids just makes you a “poster adult” for temper tantrums. Doing this unfortunately also gives your kids the message that you are not in control. Defiant children and teens especially...
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