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Listen to our hosts have a real, honest, and open discussion about their time spent in the psych ward. Do you think the psych ward is like what you have seen in the movies? According to our hosts, it is...

I don’t recommend planning to go for a long walk at a location which is...

‘You’d better get into the mood’, he said. With those words, my power as a...

Often when we want to capture a magical moment, we snap a photo with our smartphone. Maybe we post it on social media. Maybe we don’t. Either way, eventually we ...

Are you one of the many Americans experiencing job-related stress? If so, you are not alone. In...

Novels that feature therapists and the therapeutic process have the power to...

Today I love left handed people and the way they look at life from a slightly different perspective. I love that, although I am mostly right handed, I’m mixed dominant ...

We quit things we love because we believe ourselves unworthy. Have you given up things you love? Not things you loved, past tense, then honestly stopped loving — such as keg parties or Angry Birds. I mean things — places,...

For better or worse, we’ve inherited a worrying brain. This was really good news for our ancestors, who had to survive harsh conditions and constant predators and did so by being able to pay close attention to potential threats and...

This article is in a Q & A format to respond to frequently asked questions about marriage meetings. Q: What’s so great about marriage meetings? A: An obvious need exists ...

As a highly sensitive person, I get uncomfortable very easily. I get uncomfortable when it’s too cold or hot. In fact, I can’t think when I’m freezing. I have to ...

You’ve told yourself time and time again that you would never again drink too many mimosas at Sunday brunch, eat half a bag of cookies in one sitting, procrastinate on ...

“Oh but ain’t that America, for you and me, Ain’t that America, we’re something to see baby, Ain’t that America, home of the free, yeah, Little pink houses for you and ...

Perhaps I was four, maybe three. The age doesn’t matter. But it was definitely Thanksgiving. Mom was on “bun...

In the new movie, Chappaquiddick, directed by John Curren, written by Taylor Allen and Andrew Logan and starring Jason Clarke as Ted Kennedy, we have an old-fashioned tragic drama of ...

What kind of attachments to do you form? Secure? Avoidant? Anxious? Resistant? Disorganized? Do you recognise how you become attached to people? Have you been able to change the way ...