This post is Part 1 of a series that will examine the nature of what I refer to as clinical wisdom and provide specific concrete examples of some of these esoteric secrets... Read more »
Carl Jung gave us the shadow self and asked us to consider who we are within a system of classification. His ideas traveled far beyond the psychoanalysis room, cascading through the mythology... Read more »
For many families, summer is associated with freedom, relaxation, and a welcome break from the demands of the school year. Yet for some children and teens, the transition from the structure of... Read more »
Nearly 40 years ago, while working toward my Ph.D., I enrolled in an advanced Italian literature course to satisfy a language requirement. Because of my Italian heritage, my having studied the language... Read more »
The summer of 2026 has been setting records for high temperatures and heat-related deaths in Europe and the U.S. Older adults and those with chronic health problems are affected most, but everyone... Read more »
First of all, any advice on this matter should come with a warning label that says, “not guaranteed to work.” These tips might help, and they usually do help, but there is... Read more »
At present, two drugs have been approved in the United States for people with early Alzheimer’s disease: donanemab and lecanemab. Unlike older drugs, which only addressed symptoms, the new options target and... Read more »
If you deliberately scan one fewer lemon than you are taking at the self-checkout at Whole Foods, you might be “microlooting.” This newly coined term does a nice job of distinguishing the... Read more »
People in new non-monogamous relationships often put a lot of effort into crafting airtight relationship agreements. That might look like, for instance, having conversations about how you’ll prioritize between partners when there... Read more »
Biophilicly designed spaces recreate (at least conceptually) the features of the sorts of places where our species thrived when it was young and first taking its current form. People in spaces crafted... Read more »