Review: The Book of Woe
A diagnosis may result in “a kind of reductionism that insults our sense of ourselves as unfathomably complex or even transcendental creatures” Greenberg writes. A doctor who tells a widower that his...
View ArticleSaved By a Cup of Joe
As his partner got out of the patrol car to investigate, Phil took a sip of the coffee, set the cup on the dash and leaned back. The front window of the patrol car exploded. Phil felt a...
View ArticleCoaching Myths
The coaching profession is now wedded to the false and self-serving notion that it is significantly different from psychotherapy. In order to promote such a belief it has to caricature psychotherapy...
View ArticleEvil Genes? An Unconventional Perspective On BPD
Why do folks with borderline personality disorder sometimes act in such astoundingly selfish and hurtful ways?read more
View ArticleIf Everyone Gets Smarter
What would happen if everyone became smarter? Some things would be better, others would remain much the same. read more
View ArticleWhat Makes Twelve-Step Programs Therapeutic?
More people have achieved and sustained recovery from addiction in its various forms through twelve-step programs than any other approach, by far. But what makes these mutual-aid programs attractive...
View ArticleA High School Reunion Can Repair the Past
Many of us regard our high school experience as painful and embarrassing—the thought of meeting up with all those long-forgotten nightmare classmates is less than enticing. It’s an opportunity to...
View ArticleWhat to Do When Your Relationship Worries Get to You
Worrying about relationships is a reasonably common experience. There are always times when you’re not quite sure how it’s going. For some people, though, these worries can become obsessions especially...
View ArticleNeither a Patient Nor a Client Be
As the debate continues about the state of mental health service provision, what should we call the people who seek help? Patients? Clients? Or something else?read more
View ArticleLife After Analysis: Two Years and Counting
A reader has 8 questions about the post-therapy experience: I have 8 answers. read more
View ArticleWhose Side Are You On?
Many therapies face a conflict between orderliness and vitality. Which side are you on?read more
View ArticleThe Wolf in Wolf’s Clothing
How in the world do men convicted of heinous crimes do so well with the ladies? Charles Manson is engaged? Prison guards branding themselves with the inmates' names and bearing their children? An...
View ArticleMusic: It's More Than "Feel Good"
Every once in awhile a story emerges that affirms how music makes us feel better. I disagree. Music...it CAN make us feel better. But it can also do so much more.read more
View ArticleZooming In and Out
Psychotherapy can be construed as changing the client’s narrative to one that remains true to reality but connotes a different meaning.read more
View ArticleHow do I Improve My Relationship? Three Helpful Tips
We all get stuck in a rut in our relationships. There are simple, positive things we can do to make changes today. By learning techniques for listening to your partner, you can begin the process of...
View ArticleHow To Make A Mountain Out Of A Molehill
If we study the mountainous molehills of our lives carefully, sometimes we can find where the dirt really comes from. With that understanding, life can become a lot easier to deal with. And,...
View ArticleResearchers and Practitioners Disagree on Repressed Memory
Roughly 60-80 percent of clinicians, psychoanalysts, and therapists surveyed agreed to some extent that traumatic memories are often repressed and can be retrieved in therapy, compared to less than 30...
View ArticleHelp-Seeking Among Young Adults
When signs of mental illness are emerging in teens and young adults, early intervention can be key. But are they asking for help from the right people?read more
View ArticleParanoia and Violence
To understand the solo shooter, you can start by understanding your own reactions to an action movie.read more
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