More on the Chronotherapy / Cognitive Therapy Interface
Light therapy — a primary tool of chronotherapy — directly adjusts our body clock into sync with our sleep cycle, with an antidepressant effect that can reduce the reliance on drugs. The insomnia...
View ArticleLOL: How Laughter Can Improve Your Health
Can tickling your funny bone have lasting benefits on your health?read more
View ArticlePremeditated Acceptance and Forgiveness
We do not live on a desert island. We live with and among other human beings. Sometimes they provide us with pleasure. At other times, they disappoint, frustrate, and aggrieve us. To live a life filled...
View ArticleAn Overview of Agoraphobia and its Treatment
An overview of the development and treatment of agoraphobia, including a personal account.read more
View ArticleGrief and Gratitude
The ability to grieve for the inevitable loss and disappointments that are part of life, without losing sight of its genuine goodness, is a sign of mental health.read more
View ArticleWhat Multiculturalism Gets Right
Multiculturalism reminds us of the two great truths about humans (numbered for your convenience): 1) we are all the same; 2) we are all different.read more
View ArticleIn-Flight Emotional Regulation—The Basics
If you could fly in the cockpit, the captain's face would provide assurance that nothing is amiss. In the cabin, a face can also control anxiety. But the reassuring face needs to be linked to the...
View ArticleArt Therapy with a Recalcitrant Sociopath—What’s the Point?
"Why bother?" was a question addressed in an earlier post when considering whether those in prison should receive therapy - this post goes even further by asking 'why bother' with a more specific type...
View ArticleMonthly Meditations to Invite Eroticism (December)
Invite erotic intimacy into your love life with these meditations excerpted from "Mirror of Intimacy: Daily Reflections on Emotional and Erotic Intelligence"—the upcoming companion book to "Erotic...
View ArticleThe Power and Strength of Bearing Witness
Why is it that having a witness to significant experiences, whether in person or after the fact, adds meaning to our experiences, and in the case of traumatic events, makes our experiences more...
View ArticleHow Happy Is Your Marriage? Or Is That a Wrong Question?
Have you ever wondered how your relationship or intimate partnership would score on a quiz rating marriage happiness? Beware. Some quizzes can hurt you instead of helping.read more
View ArticleStop, Drop, and Roll When Therapy Gets Heated
The old fire safety advice applies when therapy gets heated: stop, drop what you were about to say, and roll out a discussion about what just happened.read more
View ArticleNYC Event Alert: The Psychoanalytic Fair
An upcoming NYC event provides plenty of options for people interested in a career in psychoanalysis.read more
View ArticleCan Your Therapist Be Your Friend?
Though so-called “dual relationships” are typically frowned upon by the mental health community, most therapy clients require a close, trusted friend almost as much as they do a therapist. So how can...
View ArticleOne Lesson from the Life of Nelson Mandela
Nelson Mandela showed us that the posttraumatic growth of an individual may benefit an entire nationread more
View ArticleWhat Multiculturalism Gets Wrong Part 1
Multiculturalism all too often is a shortcut that tells people that the world is unfair when in fact it’s often just difficult.read more
View ArticleMeditation as Medicine: It's Not What You Think
Learning to be present, curious and compassionate can help treat anxiety and depression, as well as helping to achieve a good quality of life.read more
View ArticleThe Come Out of the Dark Campaign: The Next Phase
The next phase of the come out of the dark campaign to increase depression awareness and crush stigma. This phase involves YOU.read more
View ArticleWhat Does Dropsy Have to Do With Substance Abuse?
When doctors don’t know the cause of an illness, they're stuck having to “diagnose” only its symptoms, not the source of the problem. That is just where we stand today with substance abuse, and it’s...
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