Therapy and Weight Loss
More than 60% of American adults are now medically classified as overweight or obese. We live in a society where maintaining a healthy weight is increasingly challenging. Long hours spent sitting at a...
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Herbal Supplements Not As Advertised
Public DomainShopping for dietary supplements at a drugstore or online can feel like shopping blindfolded. How are we as consumers supposed to know what brands actually contain active ingredients and...
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Getting Ready to Get Back Out in the Dating World!
public domainGetting Ready to Get Back Out ThereAfter a breakup, one challenge you’ll encounter is learning to rebuild your life while valuing yourself as a single person. This can be quite the task in...
View ArticleMake Time for the Pain
When someone comes into therapy essentially requesting a major mental and emotional overhaul, I typically warn them that we’ll be doing a lot of grief work. That is, if we’re to accomplish a major...
View ArticleChildhood Trauma and Masturbation
Often when a child undergoes abuse or trauma there are not sufficient outlets for all the rage, despair and grief that results from the betrayal. Masturbation is one of the most accessible and...
View ArticleFive Ways to Get Your Emotions under Control
Being able to control your emotions is key to your happiness as well as your relationships. With these 5 strategies, you’ll be able to feel better and react more effectively to challenges both large...
View ArticleIs a Broken Heart Like a Broken Leg?
What will be the future of mental health? That's the question confronted by leading experts who are working to broaden what it means to help those in emotional pain, inform the public of options that...
View ArticleDeadly Rescue
The “American Sniper” phenomenon is breaking box office records. It's not just a war movie. The publicity machine is cranking, but something doesn’t feel right. What does it mean to “snipe” anyway? And...
View ArticleThe Silver Lining Around Fearful Living
One good thing about fear, other than it stops you from doing stupid, dangerous stuff, is that can hold you back from learning the facts inside out, which may help keep that creatively inspiring sense...
View ArticleDeciding to Leave a Relationship
Roller coaster relationships are painful. When you don't know if you should leave or stay, you may go back and forth depending on the emotions you are feeling. To stop the back and forth, evaluate the...
View ArticleAnxious Parents Helped by “World’s Worst Mom”
Lenore Skenazy was called a bad mother when she let her 9-year old son ride the NY subway alone. Now she hosts a TV show to help parents become more like her.
View Article10 Myths About Love, Exploded
These are some of my favorite things: the color blue, strawberries for dessert, and the emotion called love. But what exactly is love? Can you be in and out of it at the same time? Myths abound.
View ArticleDoes Disappointing Others make You Want to Give Up?
Dating does increase the chances you may feel things you don't like to experience.Often, people either feel disappointed or don't relish hurting another.
View ArticleStudy: “Movie Therapy” for Couples Halves Divorce Rate
New research found that an intervention in which couples watched and discussed 5 romantically-themed movies together put them at significantly lower risk of divorce, on par with the effectiveness of...
View ArticleCaught Off-Guard by Breast Cancer: First Impressions
Except for what I’ve been told by people who’ve written to me about their experiences with cancer, this was a new medical arena for me. I’ve learned that it’s a world onto its own in many ways. Nothing...
View Article12 Steps to Beat the Post-Valentine's Divorce Odds
Twelve steps to beat March's odds for divorce using REBT.
View ArticleWhat Assessment Can Do and What It Can’t
When I hear that so-and-so is not the kind of person to do such-and-such, I wince.
View ArticlePsychotherapy Works But Not for Everyone
Treatments that work well for most don't work well for all. And even effective treatments have side effects and complications. This is true of medication and surgery—and it is also true of psychotherapy.
View ArticleThe Missing Link Between Psychology and Biology
How does psychology influence biology? How does biology influence psychology? Read on to find an answer.
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