An Apology is the Rainbow after the Storm
No one likes to be caught in a storm. However, it may be worth it if it results in a […]
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Relationships
Abstinence makes the heart grow fonder
Despite meaning well, we often deliver the wrong message to our teens. When we caution them to practice “safe sex,”
A Primer on Guilt and Shame
Introduction Imagine seeing people trudging through life carrying a heavy backpack. When you ask them what is in it, they
Are we more afraid of life than death?
All animals owe their survival to the instinctual drives to flee, fight, feed, and reproduce (sometimes called the “Four F’s”).
Mental Health & Anxiety
The best place to find a helping hand is at the end of your own arm
Many people lack self-reliance. By self-reliance I merely mean the ability to rely on ourselves to do whatever we feel
How do we crawl out of the mire of self-pity
“What poison is to food, self-pity is to life.” —Oliver C. Wilson Do you rise and shine or rise and whine?
Self Improvement
If you’re unwilling to cater to my selfishness, you’re selfish
A reader writes, “Part of my childhood conditioning has been putting the interests of others before my own. I’ve also
Self Improvement
We are diamonds in the rough
Conrad inherited a large, chunky, glass-like stone from his grandfather. Believing it to be worthless, he used it as a
Self Improvement
The evolution of medicine and psychotherapy
Humor often reveals profound truths. Take, for example, this history of medicine: 2000 BC – Here, eat this root. 1000