I do not have any brothers or sisters. Yes, I am an only child. So what? It is okay with me that I don’t have brothers or sisters, so why is it often not ...

As summer winds down, many parents longingly await school, yet dread the frustration and disappointment they feel regarding their kids and the resulting guilt over these reactions. Parents may have a clear vision of their children’s ...

We're all guilty of not listening at one point or another in our lives. We tune others out while we're watching the TV, or trying to concentrate on something we're reading. Nowadays, we try hard ...

People often seek therapy when they feel overwhelmed, out of control, or unable to take positive action. They think they come to figure things out and may not know that psychotherapy can make you stronger. ...

I have now been on roughly a month’s worth of Match.com dates. None of them was completely awful, but some were definitely better than others. Date One: The Liquid Hater I started with a man I ...

A few years ago, Britney Spears and her entourage swept through my boss's office. As she sashayed past, I blushed and stammered and leaned over my desk to shake her hand. She looked right ...

Awareness Is Ever-Present To be aware is to witness. And our witnessing selves are always there when we dream, in daily activities, when feeling emotions, and in states of excitement or distress. We are constantly aware, ...

"One's suffering disappears when one lets oneself go, when one yields -- even to sadness" -Antoine de Saint-Exupéry Imagine Main Street if we didn't rein in our emotions. Rude comments tossed at a passersby who fails to ...

"The important work of moving the world forward does not wait to be done by perfect men." -George Eliot We are constantly bombarded with perfection. Adonis on the cover of Men's Health and Helen on the cover ...

Okay. I admit it. I'm an American Idol fan. I get an endless amount of grief for it in my office lunchroom: "Don't you know it's fixed?" "Aren't you bored with Simon's schtick? Paula's spacy ...

If you're reading this website, you've probably heard the term emotional intelligence before, but you may not know exactly what it is. And even if you know what it is, you may not really have ...

Last night I got TCBY’d: A man I had been dating asked me to return my shirts. Yes, TCBY’d is not a real word or term. It’s something my friends and I use to ...

Too many pop psychology books today pretend that they have all of the answers, or try and wow you with their insights by tying together esoteric small studies done on college students and suggest such ...

Here's how to reduce perfectionistic tendencies, according to Martin Antony, Ph.D., co-author of When Perfect Isn't Good Enough: Strategies for Coping with Perfectionism, who describes these strategies in his book. Challenge your thoughts. "Rather ...

It's perfectly normal: Preteens and teens group together and often hang on tight. As they push for increasing independence from their parents, they turn to their peers for guidance, acceptance, and security. Safety, for those ...