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Clashing With Your Partner? Try Anger Management for Couples
If you are human and you are in a relationship it is inevitable that at times you will be angry with your partner. I often suggest to couples that if...
Suicidal Ideation (Trigger Warning)
This is not the way my life was supposed to turn out, at least according to me. By now I would be working at a big name fashion magazine making...
The Psychology Behind Remaining in Toxic Relationships
Have you ever known someone — a friend, a family member, or an acquaintance — who’s essentially stuck in a romantic relationship that’s unhealthy? And when I say unhealthy, I’m...
Working from Home Series: 8 Tips for How to Find Jobs and Grow Your Professional Network
Last week, I discussed the mental health benefits of working from home and tips on how to be successful. So I thought this week I’d discuss finding a job working...
Don’t Wave the Big Guns Around
Linda: Sometimes in an argument, when one partner feels that they are losing, in their fear and desperation, they get out the big guns and start waiving them in the air....
Dietary Bull$hit, Medical Narcissism (Pt 2 of 2)
In my forested hilltop hamlet of sixty Norwegian souls, there is a Little Free Library. How the book Japanese Women Don’t Get Old or Fat: Secrets of My Mother’s Tokyo...
3 More Ways to Be Loving Toward Yourself
The idea of loving ourselves may seem strange, confusing or utterly ridiculous. It may seem selfish, abstract or out of reach. When psychotherapist Kirsten Brunner, MA, LPC, talks to her...
6 Signs of Perfectionism That Aren’t About Trying to Be Perfect
Are you a perfectionist? When we think of perfectionists, we tend to think of people like Jo, Darren, and Pamela. Jo keeps an immaculate home. It looks more like a...
Harmful Family Lies, Secrets, and Legacies
Everyone tells a lie at some point or other in their life, no one is perfect. There is no one reason why someone might tell a lie as he/she might...
Liver Disease: 9 Important Symptoms To Be Aware Of
The liver is the most essential organ in the body, yet not many pays as close attention to it as they should to ensure overall health. It actually performs over...
7 Winter Depression Busters
We’ve entered the “dark ages” as the midshipmen at the Naval Academy say — the weeks between Christmas break and Spring break when everyone turns a pasty white and the...
Using Some Discretion
The word discretion means several things. It means to have the freedom to act, as in “at your own discretion.” It also means acting with decorum, choosing actions that are...
Teenagers: They’re Just Like Us (Only Better). Part One: Listen to Their Ideas.
“They don’t know anything yet. They’re just kids.” Hmmm. I’ve had the pleasure of working with teenagers and young adults for the bulk of my career as a therapist. In...
What the Numbers Don’t Tell Us – Longevity and Bipolar Disorder part two
The research is pretty conclusive: people with bipolar disorder die earlier than their peer group’s average. But the data leaves out a lot. It’s worth taking a peak behind the...
Today I Love Slow Starts
Today I love slow starts to easy days. I love moving at a steady pace when things need doing. I love that I can take the time to converse with...
What Two Men In Their 90s Taught Us About Happiness
Bernard, our upstairs neighbor, had just turned 94 (years old!) when he first began to learn how to use a desktop computer. He would send us an email every weekday...
The Union of Yoga & Why I’m Having Trouble Finding It
According to my teacher, Adriene, the word “yoga” means “union.” So I suppose I shouldn’t have been so surprised today – after nearly a year studying with Adriene and many...
Obsessed: Narcissists and Their Food
It wasn’t until Tabitha had dinner at a friend’s house as a teenager that she realized there was something odd about how her family handled food. At her friend’s, there...
Best of Our Blogs: January 18, 2019
Did you catch the aging #10yearchallenge on Facebook and other social media outlets? If not, you can learn more about it in this article. It’s fun to see how we’ve aged...
Types of Abusers: The “Victim”
Victim-hood as Covert Abuse When you are the target of covert abuse, your abuser may present as a victim. This can be particularly confusing to you, the real victim, as...
Study: Psychological Distress Linked to Future Dementia
A new Danish study suggests that vital exhaustion as a sign of psychological distress may be a risk factor for future dementia. Danish researchers found that such distress in late...
Low-Income City Residents Tend to Have Less Access to Greenery
City residents with higher incomes and education tend to have greater access to trees and greenery compared to their less-privileged neighbors, according to a new study published in the journal...
People with One Mental Disorder Likely to Be Diagnosed with Another
People who are diagnosed with a major mental disorder are at greater risk of being diagnosed with another, according to a new Danish study published in the journal JAMA Psychiatry....
Boosting Screening for Perinatal Mood & Anxiety Disorders
Medical policymakers are increasingly urging aggressive screening and integrated care to help women with perinatal mood and anxiety disorders (PMADs), including postpartum depression. According to the American Academy of Pediatrics, PMADs...
Food Insecurity Linked to Poor Psychological Well-Being
A new study finds that people who experience food insecurity have a lower quality of life and less psychological well-being. Researchers at the University of Copenhagen say this is the...
Mental Health of New MDs Often Tied to Nature of Internship
The mental health of new doctors during their first year of residency — called the intern year — may be significantly affected by the nature of the program they enter, according to...
