Three quarters of a century ago, the preeminent cultural historian Jacques Barzun wrote, “Whoever wants to know the heart and mind of America had better learn baseball.” Baseball favors a measured, pastoral... Read more »
No one goes to therapy as their first intervention. When faced with a problem, no one’s first instinct is, “Guess I’ll start counseling.” In the old days, people facing a problem or... Read more »
The main reason that Willa isolated herself while caring for her disabled husband, Dan, who was paralyzed from a massive stroke, was that she was afraid all her emotions would spill out... Read more »
It seems that every cause has a designated day or month to raise awareness for that individual ailment. Well, September is upon us, and it is designated as IIH Awareness Month. Thirty... Read more »
If we learned anything from the COVID-19 pandemic, it was that Zoom calls would, for most people, replace live face-to-face meetings. With it came an implied list of virtual rules the likes... Read more »
There is no agreed-upon definition of mindfulness within Buddhism, as the myriad strands of the religion bring to it their own understanding of the tradition and interpretation. However, as mindfulness has established... Read more »
Human beings have a psychological need for certainty, for closure, that frequently outruns the evidence that would make such certainty reasonable. This is a special problem in criminal justice. Hundreds of DNA-based... Read more »
Up to 72% of women exhibit perfectionistic traits, with 63% of those traits being considered maladaptive, or largely harmful to one’s well-being (Muscemi et al. 2022). This means that many women are... Read more »
Q: My co-parent and I have been parallel parenting since our breakup. We communicate as little as possible because keeping our lives separate prevents arguments. Recently, our son came home from his... Read more »
Marijuana has long been a popular drug. When it first became popular, it was seen as the drug of choice for “stoners”—people who drop out of school or life. People who lose... Read more »