Over my decades of practice, seeing thousands of people who use donor conception to have their children, I have seen a steady increase in people who want to either co‑parent or who... Read more »
Most parents love their children deeply. That is rarely in question. What I see again and again in my clinical work is not a lack of love, but a deep uncertainty about... Read more »
Compliments are as normal as they can be terrifying. Some feverishly court them while they repulse another. We’re taught that we need to love ourselves, to find solace in our own self-image,... Read more »
The precise circumstances surrounding the death in Minneapolis of Renee Nicole Good continue to be passionately debated across the world, with wildly different interpretations of the shocking images. Millions of people are... Read more »
If there’s one finding in the psychological literature that warrants your most urgent attention, I’d argue that this is it: Social relationships are our most powerful psychological currency; they are the key... Read more »
An alternative to self-blame is self-forgiveness. When we forgive ourselves for past mistakes and misdeeds, we let go of regret—that is, of self-shaming, the opposite of self-forgiving. We hold our regrets in... Read more »
All children, with the guidance of their parents and teachers, have to learn to sort through issues related to obeying rules and respecting others. Like other children, twins often have difficulty following... Read more »
C.A.R.E. is an acronym for the mindset necessary to improve your ability to solve problems during a conflict. It can be a conflict with anyone. Of course, most of my clients are... Read more »
For me personally, I do not believe I would have developed schizophrenia had it not been for several environmental triggers. There is no person in the history of my family, living or... Read more »
Because awareness of a situation is the first step of protection, I closely follow what is happening in the nation and in the world of virus outbreaks. Three days ago, I attended... Read more »