Imagine you have a fear of public speaking. During therapy, you stand up and talk. Is the goal to stand there until your racing heart slows down, or is it to prove... Read more »
As a psychologist interested in challenges throughout the life cycle, I have had the pleasure of working with those just beginning their life journey and those at the end. Not surprisingly, many... Read more »
The main characters of Lord of the Flies, William Golding’s gripping post-war novel, were children evacuated for refuge from wartime British cities that had fallen under indiscriminate Nazi bombardment. En route, their... Read more »
The fawn response is a trauma-driven coping mechanism where a person deals with a threat by people-pleasing—essentially trying to appease or “befriend” the source of danger to avoid harm. Alongside fight, flight,... Read more »
Having written my doctoral dissertation, penned my first book, The Secrets Men Keep, and spent my career pioneering the psychology of men, I mapped out previously uncharted territory in men’s hearts and... Read more »
On February 24, 2022, therapist Nathalie Timtchenko watched the news in horror. Russian tanks rolled toward Kyiv, the beloved city where she’d counseled clients for all of her nearly decade-long career. She... Read more »
We all desire to be loved. We only fully flourish when we are loved. Being loved affirms our goodness as human persons. Our search for love shapes so many of our actions... Read more »
Once upon a time, there was a brand new academic discipline called women’s studies. I was the founding director of a women’s studies program at North Carolina State University in 1989. Soon... Read more »
Years ago, I worked with an emergency room nurse I’ll call Lisa, who sought my help after a horrific day in the emergency room. “We lost a child today due to child... Read more »
Earlier this month, I happened across an article on CNBC describing how Julia Roberts learned to handle career criticism. The subject immediately interested me. On one hand, it felt strange that one... Read more »