On a trip to visit a creative arts district in a nearby city, Shari met a talented artist, and they immediately connected. During the conversation, she learned that art was an avocation... Read more »
This post was co-authored by Anthony L. Rostain. Parenting a teen or young adult with ADHD can feel like walking a tightrope: you want to keep them safe, and you want them... Read more »
Empathy, our capacity to feel the inner experience of another, underlies much of our behavior and the choices and decisions we make. It is a more powerful teacher than its cousins, sympathy... Read more »
The older I get, the more I realize that suffering is not selective. No one is immune. It touches every life, regardless of status, race, success, good choices, or even good intentions.... Read more »
Research published by the American Psychological Association suggests that we often limit ourselves to small talk with strangers because we underestimate how much others are interested in our lives. We avoid deeper... Read more »
Way back in 2008, an amazing thing happened that changed everything. It changed the way I saw myself and parented my children. Ultimately, it changed the way I practice psychology. Here’s what... Read more »
Couples who meet in my office are often quick to declare their love for each other. Yet just as often, one or both partners don’t feel the love that’s being professed. Instead,... Read more »
In my opening address at the first International Conference on Existential Psychology held in Nanjing, China, in 2010, I stated, “Existential psychology began in the West, but it does not belong to... Read more »
Several years ago, my then-colleague Barry Chung offered to nominate me for an honor in our professional organization. There was one problem: I didn’t think I qualified. I tried to decline. Our... Read more »
Kalani had always dreamed of being a mother. But once she had children, her own childhood trauma made parenting far harder than she ever expected. Kalani grew up in an abusive household... Read more »