The worst time to ask your partner for the location of the home fire extinguisher is when you need it. The best time to ask is when you don’t need it immediately.... Read more »
Sometimes, when people don’t want to call a thing a thing (particularly with narcissism), you’ll hear them label someone “difficult.” The “difficult person” moniker has long served as a polite stand-in that... Read more »
Three generations have grown up with video games since home consoles with swappable game cartridges were first released in the mid-1970s. These systems brought versions of popular arcade games, such as Space... Read more »
I do not have a great singing voice. I do not even have a good singing voice. My singing voice is the vocal equivalent of a lopsided gingerbread house made out of... Read more »
This December, I returned to Australia to spend Christmas with my wife’s family. It’s my third Australian Christmas, and I’m still shocked by the differences to the German festivities not too far... Read more »
In our family, we spend more time and effort planning our holiday food than any other aspect of the season. Not only do we love to eat, but we also carefully curate... Read more »
It started out as any of my typical elliptical exercise sessions begin. I had just ended one show and was looking for something to pass the time. I had remembered the pretty... Read more »
Most clinicians still underestimate the degree to which genetic factors shape personality traits and personality development. This is not controversial within behavioral genetics, but it remains surprisingly controversial in everyday clinical thinking.... Read more »
“It isn’t for me.” This is the answer I often get when I suggest psychotherapy to friends or patients who are struggling with infertility, divorce, long-standing anxiety or depression, career upheavals, or... Read more »
Our twenties can feel like a lot: first real jobs, first big heartbreaks, first “I have no idea what I’m doing” moments. They’re exciting, exhausting, and sometimes chaotic. In the middle of... Read more »