Healing Our Achilles Heel: Art Therapy Research in Prison
While previous posts have touted the benefits of art therapy in prison, some readers have asked, but where is the evidence? This post begins a several part series that examines the issues of research...
View ArticleChild Mistreatment, Age Perception, and Birth Order
You might be neglecting yourself or your patients if you have unrealistic ideas about how mature human adults actually are.read more
View ArticleVirtual Infidelity - Am I Being Unfaithful if I Don't Touch?
The advent of Internet technology has created new options for both men and women to engage in sexual interactions with people they may never touch or see. Does that mean that these secret encounters...
View ArticleHow to Tell What Someone Feels (Don’t Ask)
Many girls are not told that they are angry when something is snatched away. Many girls are told that they are tired.read more
View ArticleThe “Back Story” Intervention: Would You Be Game?
Here is the set up: An intimate group, such as a family, takes turns engaging in a revealing discussion of one member at a time, while that target watches from an observation room. Would it be a good...
View ArticleThe Pain-Fatigue Collision
It is crucial that those who provide medical care to patients be educated as to the manner in which fatigue is associated with subsequent levels of day-to-day activity. If medical and mental health...
View ArticleThree Core Anxieties and How to Calm Them
If you had nine tested ways to overcome your most persistent anxieties, would you use them?read more
View ArticleThink About This Before Making Your New Year's Resolution
Now is the time when people tend to reflect upon the past year and make promises to themselves for how they will be different in the coming one. While such New Year’s resolutions might improve your...
View ArticleDream Analysis and Interpretation
Dreams are not panaceas or one-line gems to live by; they are as nuanced and diverse as nature. They are a door to a wonderful world of symbol and language, of perspective and insight, of soul and...
View ArticleWhen Quitting Drinking Is On Your Resolution List
Common myths about quitting drinking and overcoming addiction include the notions that you have to go to rehab and AA, you can't do it on your own, and you must be "in denial." When you're ready to...
View ArticleGlee's Farewell to Cory Monteith Leaves Addiction Questions
Could better addiction treatment have prevented Cory’s death?read more
View Article8 Ways Psychological Research Can Fool You!
This blog discusses 8 ways in which psychological science can be misleadingread more
View ArticleNever Trust a Serial Killer
This week, the escape of a dangerous offender who'd received a day pass from prison brings to mind similar stories of trust and betrayal.read more
View Article"No Really, It's Fine. Never Mind."
When something's bugging you, should you say it? Here are the definitive answers to that common question.read more
View ArticleHappy Pruning Day
On Christmas Eve Eve, otherwise known as Pruning Day, we pause to reflect upon all the crap we've accumulated through the year, and get rid of it. read more
View ArticleAltered Book and Visual Journaling
The previous three posts I shared how visual journaling assists emotional reparation and supports self-regulation and stress reduction and some popular visual journaling prompts used in art therapy....
View ArticleNo Sex in School
Sex is wonderful. And, sex can be dangerous. Check out what our guest blogger, Dr. Rosalyn Dischiavo has to say about the sex therapy field. And, consider what's working or not working for you.read more
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