toxic habits of the mind
Thanks to Martin Seligman (founder of the movement called Positive Psychology), therapists have a much better understanding of three of […]
emotional pain cannot be killed
A recent NY Times article stated that “Drug overdose fatalities in New York City tripled between 1990 and 2006, a […]
the complexity of wanting
We don’t know what we want, but we are responsible for what we are—that is the fact. Jean-Paul Sartre How […]
the varieties of addictive experience
I’m stealing this title from The Varieties of Religious Experience (1902) by William James. And yes, the comparison between ‘religious’ […]
thou shalt feel inadequate
Madison Avenue is a very powerful aggression against private consciousness. A demand that you yield your private consciousness to public […]
your own cognitive revolution
“The world as we have created it is a process of our thinking. It cannot be changed without changing our […]
experience is the teacher
“The river knows everything; one can learn everything from it.” —Herman Hesse, Siddhartha Ordinary daily experience needs to be […]
do you create your reality?
Each day you wake up and you are faced with reality. Did you create that reality? Well…yes and no. reality […]
feeling the burn of emotional pain
It is widely understood that in order to grow and improve your physical body, you need to stress your system, […]
sadness + togetherness = resilience
The tragedy that some families have experienced from Hurricane Sandy in NYC, NY State and NJ is beyond heartbreaking. Mind-numbingly […]