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Debunking the Caricature: Joe Q. Mental Health
Note: This post may get me in trouble at home (notwithstanding that possibility, the post needs to be written). My girlfriend’s father is a thoughtful, generous guy. I have celebrated...
New Research Raises Concerns About the Dangers of Marijuana Use
Whatever your personal position on the subject of marijuana legalization, whether for medical or recreational use, a growing body of research reveals concerns over the potential harms caused by cannabis....
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The most common question I’ve heard, in person and in emails or comments, is this: “I have these serious problems. How do I fix them?” Or a variation of it,...
Stop Nagging Your Spouse and Start Leading Without Words
Nag, nag, nag, nag, nag! Sometimes it seems like that’s the only way to move others to do the right thing and pull their weight. When I met my husband,...
8 Ways to Hear Your Own Voice
For the last 12 years, I have kept a binder full of advice from friends and mental health professionals. After every doctor’s visit or coffee date, I would scribble down...
Today I Love The Secrets Of Toast
Today I love the secrets of toast, like the fact that the butter and jam needs to be spread out evenly around the outside because the crust needs that more...
Why Every Adult in the World Should Watch the Still Faced Parent Video
Let’s play a little game called “Name That Job.” See if you can identify the job requirements described below: Name That Job Applicants must be able to adjust rapidly and...
Intropaths and Extropaths: Categorizing Personalities
Mental disorders have been categorized in various ways since the beginning of psychiatry, clinical psychology and psychoanalysis. For example, psychiatrists distinguish between neurotic and psychotic disorders. This categorization filters disorders...
Got a Minute? Then You Have Time to Create!
One of the biggest reasons many of us don’t create, and in particular write, is because we don’t have time. We’re working and parenting and cooking and dish-washing. We’re commuting,...
The Fear That Your Foster Child Lose All The Progress They’ve Made
Every foster child comes into the system with a set of baggage. There’s a reason they’re in care—whether that be neglect, death, homelessness, abuse, or drug use by the parents—and...
Alexithymia: A Personality Trait
Dave started going to counseling because his marriage was falling apart. He said that wife had enough of his “lack of presence, no emotional response, and no intimacy.” While he...
More Evidence Fortnite Is Bad for Your Child’s Health
The world’s most popular online video game costs nothing to play, is available on seven different platforms, has more than 200 million registered players worldwide, and its CEO is now...
I’m a Proponent of Single Life: Does That Add or Subtract from My Message?
Welcome to another post in my new series, “Questions I’ve Been Asked.” I was so glad that Ryan Howes asked me this question when he interviewed me for Psychotherapy Networker....
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...
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...
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...
Dads Postnatal Depression Linked to Depression in their Teenage Daughters
Emerging research finds that fathers as well as mothers can experience post-natal depression. Moreover, the condition can be linked to emotional problems for their teenage daughters. A new study from...
Missing Doctor Appointments Linked to Increased Risk of Death – Especially for Those With Mental Health Conditions
A new study finds that missing doctor appointments is associated with early death, with people who have long-term mental health conditions at particular risk. For the study, led by Dr....
A Tilt of the Head Helps With Social Engagement – Especially for People with Autism
When we look at another person’s face, we take in a flood of information — age, gender, race, expression, even their mood. Understanding how facial recognition works has great value,...
Development of Psychological Boundaries Important for Young People
An international research effort suggests a person’s culture plays less of a role in the formation of personal boundaries than individual, personal factors. These individual factors relate to the creation...
Brief Happiness Exercises Can Boost Mood in Substance Abuse Recovery
A new study suggests that taking a few minutes to engage in positive psychology exercises can significantly increase in-the-moment happiness in adults recovering from substance use disorders. The findings are...
How Musicians Communicate Non-Verbally While Performing
How do musicians intuitively move and play together as one single unit? In a new study, Canadian researchers used a novel technique to better understand how band members synchronize their...
