Awhile back SA Today published an interesting article as a kind of wrap-up of the four-day annual meeting of the American Psychological Association. Among the happiness talk was how to stay chipper in this economy.
My friend, Robert Wicks, attended and was interviewed for the article....Read the full post here »
The other day I wrote a post for Psych Central about suffering. I was a tad nervous posting it, because somehow I think I should have a more optimistic philosophy about life, and that I should be a more positive...Read the full post here »I have decided to dedicate a post on Thursday to therapy, and offer you the many tips I have learned on the couch. They will be a good reminder for me, as well, of something small I can concentrate on. Many of them are published in my book, "The Pocket Therapist: An...Read the full post here »
I must admit, when I picked up the copy of People magazine with Catherine Zeta Jones on the cover, I was nervous to read...Read the full post here »
I found the following article at "The Daily Gazette" about Jamison's seminar on "Madness, Moods, and Creative Achievement" at the Science Center 101 back in 2005. It serves as a good summary of her discussion at Johns Hopkins's Mood Disorders Symposium, as...Read the full post here »
Teenagers are moody. Absolutely. Fluctuations in hormones cause angry outbursts, irritability, emotional hysteria, defiant behavior, and weepiness. So it’s very difficult to tease apart teenage drama from legitimate depression and other mood disorders. However, it’s worth the effort because depression...Read the full post here »
Learn the signs of teenage depression to be aware of those suffering around you.
I enjoyed reading over these picks by Guideposts's Anne Simpkinson in case you don't know where to begin to get fed spiritually. To get to her Read the full post here »
I thought it was appropriate to share this beautiful reflection of Joyce Rupp's, inspired by the theologian Karl Rahner, on Good Friday. I found it in a beautiful book of reflections by Joyce Rupp called Read the full post here »
It’s been five years since my life took a strange sideways turn. I’ve written about it before (HERE, and HERE for example). It has made Good Friday a very strange day for me, personally. This year I’m in a better place personally and emotionally than I usually am by this time in Lent. Sermons are [...]