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Everyone agrees that well-being is important, but what exactly is it? New research has identified the fourteen components that make up the good life.
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What's the right thing to do if you've started therapy, but you're not sure you feel a connection to your psychologist? Here's a tip that could get the treatment back on track.
View ArticleJackson Pollock's Creation of Abstract Expressionism
Pollock's early painting was derived but he overcame symptoms of bipolar disorder and alcoholism to invent abstract expressionism by means of the creative janusian process.
View ArticleThe Therapeutic Value of Horses
What is equine-facilitate psychotherapy and is it a good choice for you?
View ArticleUsing Mindfulness with Opioid Addicted Chronic Pain Patients
Mindfulness can be used as an alternative treatment method for chronic pain.
View ArticleA Different Way to Treat Depression
Depression is a failure to learn. It's time to learn how to learn again.
View ArticleThomas S. Szasz: One Hundred Years Ahead of His Time
Thomas S. Szasz, M.D., was a psychiatrist who didn't believe in mental illness as a category of disease. A new book captures the essence of his life and ideas.
View ArticleTreating Nazis: Analytic Considerations on Hate
Hate is a normal part of the human condition. What separates us from those in hate groups is we had a childhood that helped us learn how to manage our feelings.
View ArticleCan Dogs Detect Ghosts, Spirits, or Hallucinations?
Whether dogs can sense the presence of ghosts or spirits is ambiguous however they can be trained to alert to their owner's hallucinations
View ArticleThink You're a Bad Parent?
The work of parenting is even harder when we're constantly telling ourselves we're doing it wrong. Moms and dads can use the tools of CBT to fix overly critical thoughts.
View ArticleWhat Psychoanalysis Can Do For You
How to find a way out of vicious circles, and a new path forward.
View ArticleArt Therapy and Non-First-Person Narratives
Talking to your therapist about your art? Try shifting your perspective from first person to "non-first-person" language. It can make a big difference.
View ArticleMindfulness Therapy Could Help ADHD, Studies Suggest
New studies suggest an important role for mindfulness cognitive behavioral therapy in ADHD treatment.
View ArticleThe Case for Eclecticism
The benefits of counselors working from any one theoretical framework are usually outweighed by its limitations.
View ArticleDepressed, Anxious, and Unable to Work? Start Therapy Soon
A recent study reveals one powerful way to get back to work faster.
View ArticleWhy Surviving Adolescence Isn't Enough
I thought working with adolescent girls would be easy. I was wrong.
View ArticleLumping and Splitting: Balancing Connection and Safety
We live in an age of political splitting. From left to right, differences are highlighted, commonalities submerged. Individual and cultural health instead demands a balance.
View ArticlePower, Paternalism, and Psychiatry
Some psychiatrists value the freedom and autonomy of their patients. Others see them merely as objects for control.
View ArticleWhat Kind of Expert Is a Psychotherapist?
I believe that psychotherapists are experts at interpersonal communication. We talk to people and, in so doing, help them have transformative conversations.
View ArticleWhen Relationships Fall Apart
When relationships falter, there are many roads a couple can take. Which path will you choose?
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