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When Your Partner’s Opposites Aren’t So Attractive Anymore
There’s a reason you and your partner can’t agree. It’s because you started out as opposites. And opposites attract. So annoying, right? But you are in excellent company ... Read More
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Tug-of-War of Trauma Recovery: Our Inside and Outside Selves
We may have experienced various traumatic experiences in childhood, whether it be abuse, neglect, abandonment, or ongoing misattunements from caregivers that impact our ability to feel ... Read More
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Just Say No? A Guide to Setting Limits with Your Child
It’s a commonly held belief that while our parents’ generation failed to pay enough attention to our thoughts and feelings as children, our generation cares too much about our children’s ... Read More
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The Expectation Trap: How Wanting Is Making You Angry
In my articles on anger management, I frequently talk about how anger gets disguised as another emotion. Conversely, I also emphasize the reverse: other emotions left unnoticed and unacknowledged ... Read More
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9 Ways to Make Your Psychotherapy Sessions More Effective
At the beginning of therapy, many people are curious about what they need to do to make therapy work for them. They know that they will have to work in therapy to make it effective, but ... Read More
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Are You Obsessed with the Idea of a Fairy Tale Relationship?
Many little girls grow up dreaming of being in a fairy tale relationship, being swept off their feet by the perfect gentleman and living happily ever after. As boys get older, they, too, ... Read More
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Painful Lessons: Discovering the Gifts in Our Suffering
As human beings, we have all had to deal with our share of suffering. The causes of our suffering may change, but the experience remains the same. For some, their struggle may be with depression, ... Read More
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Win Some, Lose Some: How Baseball Mirrors the Game of Life
For those of us in the United States, baseball season is well under way, with the major league season at its midpoint. I love baseball season—warm sunshine, the smell of freshly cut grass, ... Read More
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Are You Stunting Your Kids’ Transition into Adulthood?
Why is it that, in today’s society, parents have so much difficulty getting their kids to transition into adulthood? How is it that many parents find that their kids are seemingly incapable ... Read More
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Powerlessness: Learning to Live with the Unchangeable
Most of the people who come to my office are contemplating a life change or trying to feel better about one that happened recently. They feel stressed and unsure about decisions they have ... Read More
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A Self-Help Guide to Living with Bipolar
There is a paradox when it comes to bipolar mood episodes in terms of the treatment versus the prevention of episodes. On the one hand, the treatment of mood episodes can be rigorous, prolonged, ... Read More
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Do Suicide Prevention Signs and Phones on Bridges Help?
The Golden Gate Bridge, which connects San Francisco and Marin County, is a marvel of architecture and engineering. It’s an internationally recognized symbol of American culture and ... Read More