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  Facing our failures and shortcomings is not easy. The tendency to avoid them, or engage in something else to take our mind off things is universal – unethical behavior,...

In October, the Highway Loss Data Institute and the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety released a self-published report that suggested there’s a strong correlational link between automobile crash rates and...

It’s been a long time since I’ve had a throw away day. And it’s going to be a while yet before another one comes my way, I hope. A throw...

Today I love this home that we’ve returned to after a wonderful weekend of work and play. I love that as soon as the work was over this past weekend...

Dr. Stephen Karpman loves sports. He is also an internationally acclaimed psychiatrist, author, therapist, and former athlete himself. As early as 1965, Karpman was doodling circles and symbols trying to figure out ways...

What’s the very best thing to do if your toddler is laying on the floor, kicking, screaming and thrashing in a full-blown temper tantrum? Ignore them…utterly. Why? Because if you...

She didn’t sue for sole custody until after I married the father or, as she calls him, the ‘sperm donor’ of her children. Suddenly, after making her five children warmly...

“Dealing” with family. It would be nice if everybody was able to cherish their family time in the manner the holiday classics envision, but sadly, this isn’t reality for many...

Narcissists’ behaviors can be mystifying and maddening if you expect them to consistently act like adults. Though narcissists can behave like adults much of the time, when they feel embarrassed,...

There are myriad thoughts on how to be creative. There are books and blogs all about it. There are all sorts of hypotheses, theories and research studies. Because being creative...

We wait to do all sorts of things until we finally love our bodies. Which often means that we wait to create fulfilling lives until we lose weight or fit...

I’M BAAACK! Sorry it’s been over a month since I’ve written; life has been a bit crazy in Spain. When I made my last post, I had finally moved into...

In the last post, I shared some pros of sharing your sexual fantasies with your partner along with some tips on how to do so. There are several benefits of...

During this week of Thanksgiving, a time to reflect on gratitude, a psychologist describes her waiting-room intervention to encourage clients to focus their attention more on gratitude. The simple act...