Most of us are more easily fooled than we think we are. If a stranded motorist knocks on our door and asks us to use our phone, we generally… read more…
Some of you may have learned that I had a terrible head accident in July 2024 and was forced to retire from my private practice and license of 44… read more…
“Anger is a symptom, a way of cloaking and expressing feelings too awful to experience directly—hurt, bitterness, grief, and, most of all, fear.” Joan Rivers My Frankie is… read more…
“We have met the enemy and it is us.” —Winnie the Pooh We all know the routine. We promise ourselves to work out at the gym and later find… read more…
“We have met the enemy and he is us.” Pogo, a comic strip character. Is it possible to have compassion for someone we totally hate? Do we play no… read more…
Some children grow up playing a special role in their families. They’re expected to emotionally manage an unstable and selfish parent for the sake of the family. In return… read more…
“Being empty is a lot like knowing the words to a song but not knowing the music. Feeling full is just the opposite. You know both the words and… read more…
“It’s not the pretending, but the pretending that we are not pretending that hurts us.” — Sheldon Kopp, psychoanalyst and author Most of us at least intellectually understand that… read more…
Imagine living in a world where no one is capable of understanding anybody else’s feelings. In such a world, someone could grasp how you feel only if he or… read more…
So many of us are afraid that this national election will not turn out right and that we will be stuck electing a leader who both promotes hate and… read more…
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