Articles on Self-Help - Page 2
How to Tell Your Child They’re Adopted
The director of an adoption agency in New York City was leading a workshop with adoptive parents and kids. The parents and kids were in separate rooms. He asked...
Getting Ready for the Teen Years
Believe it or not, there are many cultures in the world where there is no adolescence as we Americans know it. Kids don’t separate from the adult world and...
Tips for Reducing Worry
Worry zaps precious energy and motivates us to act against our best interests. When worry takes hold, our mental filter becomes clouded. Our mental filter allows our brains, when...
The 6 Signs of Gambling Addiction
This is Jim For the past 40 years, Jim and a group of his buddies have gone to the track almost every Saturday. While Sundays are reserved for family...
What Triggers You?
Getting “triggered” is an opportunity to heal and grow. The more hurts we’ve endured and the weaker our boundaries, the more reactive we are to people and events. Codependents...
My 11 Tips on How to Make the Most of Each Day
“Carpe diem! Rejoice while you are alive; enjoy the day; live life to the fullest; make the most of what you have. It is later than you think.” – Horace...
Yes, You Can Reduce Your Stress
Have you ever wondered why you can handle stress so much better than one of your friends? Or maybe you are in awe of a friend who seems to...
Book Review: The Posttraumatic Growth Workbook
The authors of The Posttraumatic Growth Workbook: Coming Through Trauma Wiser, Stronger, and More Resilient, Richard Tedeschi and Bret Moore, are both practicing psychologists and have been for many...
Book Review: A Loving Divorce
When a couple says, “I do,” those two simple words are filled with hope, love, and devotion. There is a sense of permanency, of stability, of forever. And yet...
Book Review: The 8 Keys to End Bullying Activity Book Companion Guide
While conflict is inevitable, it is also an opportunity for growth. When we become competent at handling the power struggles and abuses of power that occur in all walks...
Book Review: The 8 Keys to End Bullying Activity Book
While parents and educators frequently talk about the problem of bullying in schools and recognize that it is a growing, often dangerous problem, just how we go about addressing...
Book Review: Holistic Healing for Addiction
As someone who has finally emerged from years of self-hatred and depression fueled by personal trauma, the cover and title of the book, Holistic Healing for Drug & Alcohol...
Book Review: Reach: A New Strategy
The information here is so sensible and clearly stated, that by the time you finish this quick little read, you’ll practically believe you thought it up yourself. Andrew Molinsky,...
Book Review: The Lies We Tell Ourselves
While writers such as Dan Ariely and Robert Trivers have explored the topic of self-deception from the perspectives of behavioral economics and evolutionary biology, the question we may often...
Why You Should Stop Being a Good Person
“You’re such a good boy, Daniel.” “Sarah, that was a nice thing you did. You’re a sweetheart.” Did you hear phrases like this when you were younger? If you’re...
