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You Can’t Always Get What You Want
Children sometimes have meltdowns when they don’t get what they want. Some adolescents can feel destitute when their wishes aren’t granted. When you feel confident about your plans and they...
Today I Love This Foggy Head Weather
Today I love this foggy head weather that makes me present in the moment even though the present moment isn’t very pleasant. I love how good it feels to sit...
Podcast: A Delicious Ritual to Reduce Stress
Living in our fast-paced world, many of us find ourselves stressed out, and many others don’t even realize how stressed they’ve become. Many people choose to ignore their stress, others...
Hobbled Holidays
Yes, we’re doing another holiday episode, because I know a bunch of you are with me in the same leaky boat. Let’s see if this sounds anything like your life…...
How to Stop Your Shadow Self from Controlling You
When we keep our shadow hidden, it runs the risk of controlling us. In this complicated life we lead, there are aspects of ourselves we don’t feel able to meet....
Optimism, Pessimism, or Realism – Which is Best?
When we think of whether a person is an optimist or a pessimist, we often tacitly judge one as being ‘better than’ the other. Optimistic people are generally considered to...
Authenticity & More Ways To Grow It Part 2
A woman found an eagle’s egg and put it in the nest of a backyard hen. The eaglet hatched with the brood of chicks and grew up with them. All...
Avoiding Tasks and ADHD
ADHD is a condition that’s as much about what you don’t do as what you do. Avoiding tasks that are unpleasant or simply uninteresting is a common sign of ADHD....
I Won Part II
It’s not exactly buyers remorse cause I didn’t buy anything but, I don’t feel good about the decision I made to agree in the mediation to fire the temporary conservator,...
From There To Here
“It don’t make no difference, Escape one last time, It’s easier to believe in this sweet madness, Oh, this glorious sadness, That brings me to my knees” Sarah Mclachlan How does...
VIDEO: Are These Parents Crass, Creative Or Criminal?
These kids were bullying others.
Here's some video of their parents' responses. Is it crass, creative or criminal?
Why Helping Others Helps Us
Mahatma Gandi once said that the best way to find ourselves is to lose ourselves in the service to others. Yet a fascinating study shows that just how...
The Benefits Of Social Media On Mental Health
I have found so many benefits of social media on my mental health, especially when it comes to dealing with my Bipolar Disorder and my physical illnesses. For me, Twitter...
What Are You Giving Yourself This Holiday?
ADHD means that you will have to deal with stuff. And this time of year you’ll have even more to deal with. All those things I talked about yesterday, for...
Why It’s Best For Bipolar Patients To Avoid Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation
Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation, or TMS for short, is a form of neurostimulation. According to one source, “TMS is a non-invasive procedure in which a changing magnetic field is used to...
Getting “Bingoed”: The Plight of Child-free Women
In our book A Womb of Her Own (Routledge 2017) author Adi Avivi writes of the way in which child-free women are marginalized in our culture. Unlike many of my...
5 Gifts Every Unloved Daughter Should Give Herself
I got a message from a reader the other day who asked a poignant question: “I have been eyeing a ring because I want to celebrate how much I’ve healed....
Inter-Generational Trauma: 7 Attitudes That Keep You Stuck
Do you think you may have experienced inter-generational trauma in your family? Do you think it made a lasting impact on your behaviors, perceptions, and level of motivation in life?...
Documentaries about Successful Women: Ruined by Romance
Successful women, it seems, are finally getting their due in the world of cinema. One documentary after another is celebrating their lives. They include, for example, “RBG” (Ruth Bader Ginsburg),...
3 Signs Your Child Has Too Many Gifts
The holiday season is upon us. A time that should be an opportunity to cultivate values and traditions. Uphold those family customs our ancestors have established. Honor our festive spirit....
Helping Kids with Autism Without Behavioral Meds, Restraints in ER
A new emergency department (ED) care model reduces the use of medication given to kids with autism spectrum disorders (ASD) who are prone to stress and sensory overload in this...
Sleep Loss Can Hike Anger When Frustrated
New research shows that losing just a couple hours of sleep at night can leave you with a short fuse. That anger in turn can make it more difficult to...
Many Vets For Reduced Gun Access in Times of High Suicide Risk
A new survey of veterans who receive mental health care through the Veterans Health Administration finds that 93 percent would approve of the VA offering at least one option to...
Online CBT Shown To Be Effective Even for Severe Depression
New research bolsters the claim that a series of self-guided, Internet-based cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT) platforms can reduce depression. The study, published in the Journal of Medical Internet Research, is the...
Younger Sibs of Kids with Autism or ADHD May Be At Higher Risk
Emerging research suggests later-born siblings of children with autism spectrum disorder or attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder are at elevated risk for both disorders. The University of California, Davis, study suggests that families...
Early Life Career Choices May Impact Personality Years Later
New research published in the journal Psychological Science suggests that early life career choices may influence personality traits years later. The study focused on 16-year-old students in the state of...
