The Self Under Siege: A Therapeutic Model for Differentiation “How much of our identity or self is truly representative of our own wants and goals in life, and how much does it reflect the wants and priorities of someone else?” This is the question ...
The Oxford Handbook of Sexual Conflict in Humans Is the battle of the sexes between men and women real or a social convention? It turns out that men and women compete not only for gender equality in the workplace, but also via the ...
Now What? An Insider’s Guide to Addiction and Recovery William Cope Moyers is best known as the author of Broken: My Story of Addiction and Redemption, the memoir chronicling his addiction and subsequent recovery. The book quickly became a New York Times bestseller upon ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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, ...
The Inner Life of the Counselor Most counselors, psychologists, and therapists have bookshelves filled with ways to help their clients: volumes on dealing with certain disorders, using certain therapeutic techniques, or improving cultural competence. For the helping professionals among us, continuing ...
A Hidden Madness Memoirs of mental illness have crowded the literary landscape for the past two decades, and many have veered toward the sensationalistic in an attempt to stand out from the pack. James T.R. Jones’s A Hidden ...
The Introvert’s Way: Living a Quiet Life in a Noisy World Introverts certainly are having a moment -- Susan Cain’s Quiet landed on the New York Times Bestseller List as soon as it came out in January 2012 -- and it’s about time.
The Introvert’s Way ...
Companion to an Untold Story Marcia Aldrich’s Companion to an Untold Story is the author’s attempt to make sense of her close friend’s suicide. In the time leading up to the unfortunate event, Aldrich’s friend Joel hatched a plan to ...
Everyday Kindness: Shortcuts to a Happier and More Confident Life It’s likely a safe assumption that most people would like to be considered kind. It is one of those adjectives that warms the heart and endears others to us. However, how do you really apply ...
