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God is in the Details?
I know, I know, it’s been awhile—way too long since my last blog. Too many distractions? Maybe just one, maybe two. Okay, I’ve been a little preoccupied with the details...
Movies R Us – 4 Shows and Why they Matter
I’m interested mostly in how movies regard therapy and who are the best celluloid shrinks. It’s my personal pet peeve that movies and TV shows highlight the worst of...
When Smiling Hurts: 10 Reasons People with Depression Feign Happiness
Depression, also known as major depressive disorder or clinical depression, is an all too common mood disorder. Individuals who suffer from depression experience ongoing persistent feelings of profound sadness and...
Painting and Playing Board Games Releases Oxytocin
Oxytocin has been nicknamed the “love hormone” because it is typically associated with good feelings and emotions. That is an oversimplified description of this hormone that also acts as a...
8 Things That Are REALLY Helpful to Foster Families
The desire people have to help foster families and foster kids is BEAUTIFUL. I will never not love it and appreciate it. However, I think there are some misconceptions about...
The Emotional Costs of Poor Planning
It’s often said that people with ADHD tend to have an impaired ability to plan ahead. This is, of course, absolutely correct. But it’s also a little clinical just to...
How to Get Big & Take Up Space, Emotionally Speaking
February is not a stretchy month. It’s cold all of the time, and we’re indoors alot, and things can start to feel a little cramped. With all this time to...
Jussie Smollett and Trump Derangement Syndrome
I was watching The View on ABC this week, and there was a heated discussion on the recent attack surrounding Jussie Smollett, which was primarily rooted in a discussion on race,...
Why You Can’t Stop Apologizing—Even When You’re Clearly Not at Fault
There are times when saying you’re sorry makes sense. You bumped into someone. You said something hurtful. You yelled. You arrived late to lunch. You missed a friend’s birthday. But...
Own Your Contribution
“Life is not about accumulation. It is about contribution.” Stephen Covey’s powerful words resonate on oh so many levels. In the work setting, it’s not about accumulating personal performance accolades; it’s about our...
Today I Love Being That Guy On The Radio
Today I love being that guy on the radio and that’s a lucky thing because today is the day that I’ll be finishing up this Sunday’s show recording. I love...
Podcast: What is Schadenfreude?
We’ve all experienced it – that feeling of smug happiness at another person’s misfortune. From someone slipping on a banana peel to a jerk receiving a dose of instant karma,...
Author of New Book Explains Why Not Dating Is Better than Dating
I’m reading a book by a woman who was once a love addict. Catherine Gray, author of The Unexpected Joy of Being Single, used to be that person who always...
Uber and Lyft: Know Before You Go
Online ride services like Uber and Lyft are a relatively new phenomenon, and I realized just how awkward their informal entry into our culture has been while I was on...
How to have a Healthy Marriage
Jose and Tina were at it again. She saw Jose looking at his phone and turning his back to her. Tina thought the worst, “He is texting other women, he...
Therapists Can Be Wrong
I’m writing this because I know it happens more frequently than everyone would like. Therapists can be wrong. They can make mistakes, even big ones and these mistakes can have ...
The Golden Rule of Normalcy (that NPD detests)
Well, if that ain’t hypocritical! This blog is called Narcissism meets Normalcy but only three articles have been about normalcy. Oops. My bad. Maybe it’s because I’m not sure what...
Ease Money Stress: 7 Squirrel Saving Ideas
Ease money stress by learning simple strategies from your backyard friends. Squirrels shrewdly save their treasures during times of abundance so they can draw on them during lean times of...
Cultivating an Attitude of Gratitude
And did you get what You wanted from this life, even so? I did. And what did you want? To call myself beloved, To feel myself beloved on the earth....
Mental Illness: 5 Things People Want Us To Understand
During the month of September, the world is asked to participate in and advocate for Suicide Prevention Awareness. It astounds me in this day and age of having access to...
For Schizophrenia Patients, Some Drug Combos Work Better Than Others
Most patients with schizophrenia take more than one type of psychiatric medication for their symptoms, but a new study published in the journal JAMA Psychiatry suggests that some combinations may...
Transcendental Meditation Can Ease PTSD Symptoms in College Students
A new South African study finds that after 3-1/2 months of practicing Transcendental Meditation (TM), a majority of the 34 college participants — all of whom had been clinically diagnosed with...
Social Media Connection Can Help Teens Navigate Parents’ Divorce
In a new study, Kansas State University researchers discovered communicating via texting or FaceTime can help teens and parents navigate difficult times following a divorce. A team of researchers lead...
Study: Autistic Kids Far More Likely to Face Abuse
Emerging research shows that in central Tennessee, children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) were nearly 2.5 times more likely than children without ASD to be reported to the Child Abuse...
Young Female Blood Donors at Greater Risk for Anemia
Female adolescent blood donors are at greater risk of having low iron stores and iron deficiency anemia compared to adult female blood donors and nondonors, which could have significant negative...
Early Adversity May Make Some Prone to PTSD Symptoms After Trauma
Lifetime adversity tends to sensitize the brain, making it more vulnerable to developing symptoms of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) when later trauma is experienced, according to a new Austrian study...
