Breathing Exercises: Counterproductive for Flight Anxiety
Almost every article by psychologists on flight anxiety recommends the use of breathing exercises. Why haven't these professionals looked at the research? read more
View ArticleThe Phenomenology of Pain
My prolonged severe pain was a black hole at the center of my emotional experience, sucking into its darkness aspects of my engagement in the world.read more
View ArticleTreatment of Psychological Diseases and Disorders
Although there are nearly 400 different psychological disorders, not all are created equal. Some disorders fit standard criteria for a "disease," and some do not. Successful treatment may depend on...
View ArticleHow to Communicate with Difficult Seniors and Older Adults
Do you know a difficult older adult in your life? Higher standards of living and medical advancements are extending life expectancies in many countries to well above the age of eighty. Caring for, and...
View ArticleHumanistic And Positive Psychology
When positive psychology first arrived it distanced itself from humanistic psychology, but now over a decade later we can see that the pioneers of humanistic psychology had a similar vision and that...
View ArticleResourceful Resilience
Research on resilience indicates key strengths in bouncing back after life does a number on us. The Morrows provide inspiration for how we can grow after tragedy despite our sorrow.read more
View ArticleDoes Your Child Have a Mental Disorder?
The nine questions that parents should ask themselves and others before agreeing with a "professional diagnosis" that their child has a "mental disorder."read more
View ArticleThe Arc of Life in Supervision
Newton said he benefited from standing on the shoulders of giants; perhaps I have had the benefit of sitting on a few laps.read more
View ArticleMindfulness, CBT and ACT for Chronic Pain Part Two
This blog attempts to explain how mindfulness meditation, CBT and ACT can be useful for patients with chronic pain as adjuncts to a mind body approach. This approach was originally developed by Dr....
View ArticleEveryday Ecstasy
Ecstasy is to be found in this world. But are drugs, compulsive sex or addictions required? Consider everyday ecstasy. It's addictive.read more
View ArticleLeo Strauss and Psychotherapy
Leo Strauss is invaluable for the field of psychotherapy in transition through a challenging historical period. These quotes are a scant demonstration of his shrewd overarching sensibilities.read more
View ArticleDepression. Is there a smartphone app for that?
There is tremendous potential for smartphone apps to enhance mental health treatments in new and exciting ways. However, there is a key limitation.read more
View ArticleAre You Looking for Change In All the Wrong Places?
Let me help you learn to look inside and walk in the darkread more
View ArticleLife Is a Heroic Journey
Pain, suffering, and tragedy are all aspects of life. Just facing the challenges that life gives you is heroic.read more
View ArticleBook Review: Becoming Trauma Informed
Becoming Trauma Informed delivers a deeply informative look into the field of trauma therapy.read more
View ArticleWhen Words Fail
As words fail him, the author seeks to express his understanding of roles in everyday life through visual images, past and present. He appears in this self-portait on West Lake in Guangzhou, China.read...
View ArticleReflections on Responsibility to Magnificence and Mystery
Brief thoughts on faith in the inscrutable and human responsibilityread more
View ArticleCan Irrational Health Beliefs Be Bad For Your Heart?
Irrational health beliefs are a strong influence over whether or not patients drop out of cardiac rehabilitation programs. Though other factors such as age, income, and ethnic background can play a...
View ArticlePro/Con: British Psychological Society Report On 'Psychosis'
What does it mean to hear voices or have strange beliefs? The British Psychological Society has just published a new report offering a radically new approach to answering this question. I debate the...
View ArticleHoliday Warning: Giving Can Change Your Life!
What does it mean to give in a world that rewards getting? Combine some sociology with therapeutic wisdom for the answer.read more
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