“I remember being at a dinner party a while back and there was an abstract painting on the wall. I kind of liked it. Whatever you’re supposed to get from art, it... Read more »
Therapist training spends a lot of time talking about the importance of building rapport with clients. But rapport isn’t just for therapists: good salespeople and businesspeople, even dating sites, talk about the... Read more »
In two prior posts, here and here, I reported on some of the results from an article I wrote for the European Journal of Humour Research titled “Essential Attributes of a Comprehensive... Read more »
Every week, I speak with clients who tell me that their looks interfere with their sex life. They wish they weighed less, had more hair on their head and less everywhere else,... Read more »
Ruth is not interested in optimization in the tech-bro sense, but she is interested in growth. She knows she feels better when she has a sense that she is quietly improving her... Read more »
For those of us who grew up in dysfunctional and/or chaotic households, control may have been a tool we used to cope with the uncontrollable. However, as you probably know, the belief... Read more »
Co-authored by Galit Romanelli Maya and Ben have three young kids and have been stuck in a mommy-son dance for years. This session, Maya mentions they had two good days. I’m curious... Read more »
In surveying the landscape of current scientific knowledge about giftedness, I discovered the work of Rena F. Subotnik, an American psychologist and a prominent scholar in giftedness, talent development, and gifted education.... Read more »
Last time, I wrote about what the research says regarding coping after brain injury. This week, I want to analyze how well this research dovetails with a real-world example (mine). The American... Read more »
What is “willpower”? Why is it so difficult to overcome certain problems or attain one’s personal goals through the assertion of willpower? What makes it so challenging, for instance, to lose weight,... Read more »