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Uber and Lyft: Know Before You Go
Online ride services like Uber and Lyft are a relatively new phenomenon, and I realized just how awkward their informal entry into our culture has been while I was on...
How to have a Healthy Marriage
Jose and Tina were at it again. She saw Jose looking at his phone and turning his back to her. Tina thought the worst, “He is texting other women, he...
Therapists Can Be Wrong
I’m writing this because I know it happens more frequently than everyone would like. Therapists can be wrong. They can make mistakes, even big ones and these mistakes can have ...
The Golden Rule of Normalcy (that NPD detests)
Well, if that ain’t hypocritical! This blog is called Narcissism meets Normalcy but only three articles have been about normalcy. Oops. My bad. Maybe it’s because I’m not sure what...
An Introduction to the Neuroscience Behind Creating Your Reality
Have you ever wondered why two people can share the exact same situation, yet experience it differently? Neural pathways are often described as a type of super-highway of nerve cells,...
Ease Money Stress: 6 Squirrel Saving Ideas
Ease money stress by learning simple strategies from your backyard friends. Squirrels shrewdly save their treasures during times of abundance so they can draw on them during lean times of...
Questioning the Five-Day Work Week
Last November, a New Zealand financial services company switched its 240-person team from a five-day to a four-day workweek. Now, the company has released results of a study showing that...
Cultivating an Attitude of Gratitude
And did you get what You wanted from this life, even so? I did. And what did you want? To call myself beloved, To feel myself beloved on the earth....
Mental Illness: 5 Things People Want Us To Understand
During the month of September, the world is asked to participate in and advocate for Suicide Prevention Awareness. It astounds me in this day and age of having access to...
Progress’s Unsteady Path
Progress is never guaranteed. Not much in life is. Last week, I wrote about an experience that changed my life. I had a seizure and found myself...
8 Ways to Create the Love You Want
Motivational speaker Tony Robbins once said that “We waste time looking for the perfect lover, instead of creating the perfect love.” While the initial phase of a relationship seems effortless, the sublime chemical release of early...
RBT Study Topics: Documentation and Reporting (Part 2 of 2)
One of the primary credentials in the field of applied behavior analysis (ABA) is called the Registered Behavior Technician. This credential was developed by the Behavior Analyst Certification Board. As...
Replay And Rehearse
There are two things I do almost constantly, and those things are not rest and relaxation. They are also not that much fun for me. Rehearse is what I do...
Mental Health Stigma and Doctors
Unfortunately, there is so much stigma and lack of understanding within the medical profession surrounding mental illness. There have been some improvements over the last few years from my experience,...
Today I Love The Quiet Joy
Today I love the quiet joy all around, like that found in happy relationships. I love seeing people who have found their hearts desire and are comfortable in the company...
Why Happy Countries Have Sad Kids
Two studies by United Nations organizations found a paradox. A number of the countries that led the world in signs of happiness—quality of life, education and healthcare—also led in the...
Spravato: New Ketamine Treatment to be Approved by FDA
Last week a committee of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) recommended in a 14-2 vote that the agency approve the use of a nasal spray form of esketamine...
The Ultimate Mindfulness Exercise: Relating To Your Mind Like A Tantruming Child
I’m fortunate to be teaching a semester long graduate course on mindfulness. Having expanded my knowledge on the topic, being entrenched in continually researching it, and the incredible curiosity and...
Death Of A New Year
I guarantee you know an old Scottish poem written in 1788 by Robert Burns. You might attempt to sing it every new year’s eve at the stroke of midnight. I say “attempt” since...
Study: Autistic Kids Far More Likely to Face Abuse
Emerging research shows that in central Tennessee, children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) were nearly 2.5 times more likely than children without ASD to be reported to the Child Abuse...
Young Female Blood Donors at Greater Risk for Anemia
Female adolescent blood donors are at greater risk of having low iron stores and iron deficiency anemia compared to adult female blood donors and nondonors, which could have significant negative...
Early Adversity May Make Some Prone to PTSD Symptoms After Trauma
Lifetime adversity tends to sensitize the brain, making it more vulnerable to developing symptoms of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) when later trauma is experienced, according to a new Austrian study...
Manager Support, Positive Attitude Aid in Return to Work After Sick Leave
Support from managers and coworkers, as well as a positive attitude, can help employees have a smoother return to work after an absence due to mental or physical health issues,...
‘Night Owl’ Brains May Not Function As Well for Daytime Work
A new study finds that “night owls” — those whose internal body clock dictates they go to bed and wake up very late — appear to have fundamental differences in their brain...
Complex, Hidden Genes May Be Tied to Autism Severity
A family of genes located in a largely hidden part of the human genome may be associated with autism symptom severity, according to scientists at the University of Colorado (CU)...
