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Recovery From Addiction and Depression: An Interview with Vivian Eisenecher - Today I have the honor of interviewing Vivian Eisenecher, author of Recovering Me, Discovering Joy, and a sought after speaker, mentor and writer since 1996. Her other published works include articles for Chicken Soup for the Soul and Woman’s World. Her inspirational story has been enthusiastically received by churches, companies and corporations, national organizations and [...]

9 Tips to Quit Nagging - From what I hear from other people, it’s clear that I’m not the only person who struggles with nagging. It turns out that being a nag is just as unpleasant as being nagged — so finding strategies to stop nagging brings a real happiness boost to a relationship. But even though no one enjoys an [...]

Best of Our Blogs: April 22, 2011 - Happy Earth Day! And Happy Early Easter! We’ve got lots to celebrate as tomorrow is also our new monthly, “Ask the Therapist Live event” on Facebook. Here are the details: When? Saturday, April 23 from 2:00 – 4:00 pm ET (11:00 am – 1:00 pm PT). What? Our Live event is your chance to “Ask [...]

I Am the Most Important Person You Know - I am not a narcissist, but I am the most important person you know. When I’m talking to you. When you read an essay or article of mine. When you’re in a meeting with me. When you’re sharing a meal or a drink with me. In olden days — like 10 years ago — we [...]

A Snippet of Psychology’s Scientific Roots - Throughout the years, sometimes it seems that the public has been iffy about psychology and psychologists. Part of the problem is a lack of knowledge. Past surveys have shown that many people have no idea what psychologists even do. More recent research has found that the public largely views psychology in a positive light. But people [...]

Digital Detox Week: On (Sort Of) Staying Away From Technology - Happy Digital Detox Week! This week, I’m joining Adbusters in celebrating seven days away from technology — television, video games, and internet included. Wait. What was that last one? Did I just say “internet”? Yeah, internet. That internet thing…that thing that I’m on right now. Did I just out myself as a failure at my [...]

Stages of Change and Motivation - In my tutoring for SAT preparation, I have come across themes and variations on the essay questions. One of the most common SAT essay questions is the topic of change and motivation. In one phrasing or another, the SAT asks if we believe that change can come from external sources or if true change comes [...]

Want a Happier Marriage? Unrealistically Idealize Your Partner - If ignorance is bliss, then delusion is even better — if you’re in a new marriage, anyways. So says new research from investigators at the University at Buffalo, who examined 193 newly-married couples over three years to see what kinds of variables might predict greater marital satisfaction. How could this be? Weren’t we always told [...]

Best of Our Blogs: April 19, 2011 - Have you ever read A Parable by author Barbara Stanny? It’s a story about a farmer who was terribly afraid of an ugly, horrifying monster that lived in the forest near his home so he spent his life building a fence to keep it out. But all that time he devoted to building walls to [...]

Catherine Zeta Jones: Bipolar II Is Not Diet Coke - Dear readers, I owe you all an apology. I was wrong in my post about Catherine Zeta Jones’s diagnosis of bipolar II to compare bipolar II to Diet Coke. It was flip, inappropriate, and a lame attempt at humor. I hereby admit that I was wrong. So there is no need to further bash me. [...]

Understanding Research Methodology 4: Peer Review Process - In the peer review process, a paper is submitted to a journal and evaluated by several reviewers.  (Reviewers are often individuals with an impressive history of work in the area of interest, that is, the specific area that the article addresses).  After critiquing the paper the reviewers submit their thoughts to the editor.  Then, based [...]

Feeling Anxious? Here Are 3 iPhone Apps to Help You Relax - Technology can scatter our attention into about a million directions at once. A million, anxiety-inducing directions. But not all technology is bad for our collective stress level. If you need a break from all the digital chatter, you can turn to your iPhone (but only if you promise to turn off your Push Notifications, just for now). Here are three of my favorite iPhone/iPod Touch apps that can actually help to reduce your anxiety. Sounds counter-intuitive, doesn't it? I know. But hear me out.

A General Theory of Love, Part 2: The Science of Attraction - “When love is not madness, it is not love.” ~Pedro Calderon de la Barca “Love must be as much a light, as it is a flame.” ~Henry David Thoreau “Love makes your soul crawl out from its hiding place.” ~Zora Neale Hurston To be loved means being free to be yourself in the presence of [...]

Understanding Research Methodology 3: Goals of Scientific Research - Broadly speaking, science is interested in answering questions and acquiring knowledge concerning the observable universe.  Various research methods are used in an attempt to satisfy these interests. In future articles I’ll present a discussion of different research designs.  But, before discussing the various designs used by researchers it is important to identify the goals of [...]

Can Drug Rehabs Treat Mood Disorders? - Awhile back the Washington Post ran an excellent article by Maia Szalavitz entited, “So, What Made Me an Addict? Experts Debate Whether Disease or Defect Is to Blame.” This question is so crucial to how we treat persons suffering from both addiction and mental disorders, and especially how we deal with those with dual-diagnoses. Just [...]