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Best of Our Blogs: December 11, 2018
For a season that’s supposed to be “the best time of the year,” many of us are filled with grief, anxiety and depression. The whirlwind of activities, death of a...
How To Turn Holiday Drama Into Holiday Compassion: Part 2
In my previous post I shared two strategies for bringing compassion back into the holidays and avoid the negative drama that can ruin the season. Here are three more tips....
How To Survive the Holidays When Your Mother is a Narcissist
It is hard to be the child of a narcissist; it becomes particularly challenging on a holiday. This is because holidays are a “high fantasy” time for the narcissist. In...
Why Are We So Fascinated by Narcissists?
People with narcissism live in world that focuses on themselves all day, every day. The world in which the narcissist “lives” is quite distorted, filled with self-indulgence, thoughts of superiority,...
Unintended Ableism: On Calling Men “Creepy”
Upon hearing about the most recent accusations of sexual impropriety against a celebrity scientist, I noticed several things in the accuser’s comments which sounded familiar. He was accused of “not...
When Your Coping Strategies Need Coping Strategies
Feeling hyperactive and all over the place? I hear meditation is good for that. I say “I hear” because I’ve never managed to get into a regular meditation routine myself,...
The Most Intensive Therapy for OCD: The Bergen Treatment
My son Dan suffered from obsessive-compulsive disorder so severe he could not even eat. He spent nine weeks at an intensive world-renowned residential program where he learned techniques through the...
Trusting Our Intuition
In my own mothering experience, there have been numerous occasions when I had a strong instinct or intuition about something wrong with my child. Rarely have these intuitions misguided me,...
Narcissist’s Bad Definition of You vs the Good Person You Really Are
All autobiographies serve a purpose beyond income, fame and book tours. They are the author’s opportunity to redefine themselves as they see themselves. A scoundrel’s autobiography is his or her...
The Doubtin’ Disorder: Paralysis By Analysis (and Legal Pads)
Did I commit that horrible crime? Did I hit that innocent pedestrian? Did I cheat on that exam? The answer, of course, is no. But as OCD sufferers, our minds...
Parenting in the Present: 8 Questions Effective Parents Ask Regularly
Parenting is a demanding role and one that requires constant reflection and adaptation. Children change and what worked in one stage of development most likely won’t work in the next...
Today I Love Engaging With My World
Today I love engaging with my world at so many levels and for so many reasons. I love that most people reciprocate when they are engaged. I love how wildly...
Don’t Let Norman Rockwell Ruin Your Holidays
With the holidays upon us, it is easy to picture the perfect family season. Everyone gathered together in perfect harmony, multiple generations of relatives unified by genetics or marriage smiling...
3 Steps to Learning New Skills
Humans are learning machines. From the day we are born and even before, our brains capture and encode our experiences. The mind is a web of connections with over a...
Dealing with Loneliness During the Holidays
For some, the month of December rings in with a strong sense of joy and glee, as it’s a time when families gather together, there’s time off work, and people...
50 Things To Talk About Besides Dieting or Your Weight
Around the dinner table, at the gym, at restaurants, at New Year’s Eve parties, it’s not uncommon for the conversation to turn to calories, cake, clothing sizes, diets and weight...
The God Element
“God wants a clean fight, What God wants God gets, Don’t look so surprised, It’s only dogma” Roger Waters Ingrained in the human psyche is the “God element.” If you...
Don’t Get Scrooged!: 10 Tips to Deal (or Not!) with Family Drama During the Holidays
“You’re a mean one, Mr. Grinch You really are a heel You’re as cuddly as a cactus You’re as charming as an eel Mr. Grinch” – The Grinch Who Stole...
Your Next is Your Now
The nor’easter was blowing against our windows when I sat down, crossed my legs on the coffee table and heard the television evangelist claim, “Your next will be better than...
How To Create a Realistic Morning Routine
Talk to any personal development or self-improvement guru, and they’ll tell you the importance of the morning routine. And everyone, from top athletes, musicians, and celebrities, to successful CEOs and...
Mom’s Stress at Conception Tied to Child’s Later Stress Response
A mother’s stress levels around the time of conception may be linked to the way her child responds to life challenges at age 11, according to a new Canadian study...
Aging Research May Hold Key to New Alzheimer’s Treatments
A full review of Alzheimer’s drug research, including current agents being studied for the prevention and treatment of the disease (and other dementias), emphasizes the need to develop and test...
Brain Alterations May Help Explain Why Some Kids are More Resilient
A new study sheds light on the mystery of why some children are more vulnerable to the effects of maltreatment — a major risk factor for psychiatric complications including anxiety, depression,...
New Drug Shown to Ease Pot Withdrawal, Lessen Use
A new drug can help people diagnosed with cannabis use disorder reduce withdrawal symptoms and marijuana use, according to a new study. According to recent national data, approximately one-third of...
Narcissists May Be Less Likely to Support Democracy
A new study suggests that narcissistic people are less likely to support democracy. They are also more likely to feel that democracies are not good in maintaining order, or that...
Infections In Childhood Linked to Increased Risk of Mental Disorders
A new study shows that fevers, sore throats and infections during childhood can increase the risk of also suffering from a mental disorder as a child or adolescent. According to...
