Every interaction we have with the universe, whether with people, animals, objects, or even our own thoughts or bodily sensations, has five elements. I like to represent these with my hand. It has the advantage Read more…
“Nothing ever goes right for me. I have the worst luck in the world!” “I just failed that test. I’m no good at school. I might as well quit.“ “She hasn’t texted me back. She Read more…
Recent decades have seen countless popular diet schemes that promised to help people shed unwanted pounds. But most people find that these are unsuccessful, especially in the long run. “Diets,” after all, are things people Read more…
2020 has been a long, stressful year. January brought us the “novel Coronavirus,” though it didn’t become “real” for most of us until March. We were asked to make adjustments to our work, school and Read more…
Your behaviors during the day, and especially before bedtime, can have a major impact on your sleep. They can promote healthy sleep or contribute to sleeplessness. This is important because too little sleep can mimic Read more…
We have all been under a lot of stress over recent months. Between the COVID-19 pandemic, Black Lives Matter demonstrations, rioting and looting and the upcoming elections, many of us feel like our lives have Read more…
When I was in high school, guidance counselors administered aptitude tests to help me figure out what I was good at. A wise teacher took me aside and warned that I would likely be good Read more…
In her classic book On Death and Dying (1969), Swiss-American psychiatrist Elisabeth Kübler-Ross identified five emotions experienced by persons experiencing grief. Later in her life, Kübler-Ross noted that these are not a linear and predictable Read more…
We Are All “Two-Minded” I like to compare the mind to an iceberg. The rational mind is the 20% or so that is visible above the surface, while the emotional mind is the much larger Read more…
Sleep problems are fairly common. In fact, one in four people experience sleep difficulties, which include trouble falling asleep, trouble staying asleep, early morning waking, sleeping too much, or restless or unsatisfying sleep. Getting a Read more…