The Healing Power of the Breath Picture yourself in one or more of these scenarios: You find yourself unable to cope with stress; your anxiety level is climbing unabated; you cannot seem to get a good night's sleep; or you are ...
The Secret Life of Pronouns Suicidal poets use “I” more. Presidential candidates who say “we” come across as arrogant and aloof toward their audience. In the week ...
OCD, Guilt and Religion "For as he thinketh in his heart, so is he…."
~ Proverbs 23:7
Grace had grown up in a religious home. She ...
I Am Not Silent: Our Zoloft and Depression Story The intersection of our mental health and criminal justice systems is one that is fraught with complications. Numerous questions arise when a defendant has a history of mental illness. For Gail Schmidkunz, this reality became ...
Introverts and the Quest for Quiet I’ve always been regarded as quiet. I revive myself through quiet time, reading, listening to music, or journaling. I have never ...
In Defense of Courtship “A froggy went a-courtin’ he did ride. . .”
~ From a 16th-century English folk song
Courtship. It’s such an old-fashioned word that some might ...
Treatment of ADHD in Children Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) can take quite a toll on both the adults and the child who has the disorder. It's ...
Thanksgiving and Gratitude in Hard Times With Thanksgiving approaching, many Americans struggling with health, financial, and emotional problems find it challenging to feel grateful. Some ...
Codependency vs. Interdependency I was surprised to learn that this grove of aspen trees is actually one organism, sharing one root system. Each of ...
Wicked Success Is Inside Every Woman In 2006, Vickie L. Milazzo wrote Inside Every Woman, which became a Wall Street Journal bestseller. Five years later, her publisher, John Wiley & Sons, asked her to write another book giving life and career ...
Suffer the Children: The Case Against Labeling and Medicating When a child has an emotional or behavioral problem, their school often recommends that they see a psychiatrist. This psychiatrist typically labels the child with a disorder, then advises the parents that the child should ...
Breath in the Dark: A Childhood Lost When I was 6 years old, my favorite pastime was playing with dolls or playing dress-up. I can remember spending hours in my “princess” dress, dancing around the living room while my mother stood by ...
Therapists Spill: The Hardest Part About Therapy Our “Therapists Spill” series takes a behind-the-scenes look at clinicians’ personal and professional lives. Therapists have spilled everything from their life ...
Are We Getting Smarter? Rising IQ in the Twenty-First Century In his latest book, Are We Getting Smarter?, James R. Flynn tackles serious debates. Flynn is a psychologist, professor, and author of 12 books — most notably Where Have All the Liberals Gone? (Cambridge, 2008) and, ...
