To Change or to Punish: That is the Question
“Do we fight to change things or do we fight to punish?” This question is posed by the Gandhi character in the award-winning film of the...
Celebrate Your Accomplishments, Especially the Small Ones
What do you consider an occasion worthy of celebration? Graduating college, getting a promotion, giving a good presentation? There are no...
Start by Asking Yourself: "What Do I Want?"
It’s a simple question, and yet one that many people struggle with: “What do I want?” The challenge for some is in answering the...
How to Turn Missed Opportunities Into Teachable Moments
We all know the feeling of a missed opportunity, the stream of “what ifs” that flows from regret. Sometimes a window of opportunity truly...
The 3 Benefits to Solving Mysteries About Yourself
In film and in literature, there’s nothing more captivating than a good mystery. Whether it’s a hidden message encoded in a priceless...
How to Reframe Bad Habits as Good Opportunities
When we think about our bad habits, our instinct may be to judge ourselves for having them and perhaps to feel ashamed of our inability...
The Value of Learning to Say "No"
“Yes” and “no” are two of the clearest words in the English language, but they can also be two of the most opaque. “Yes,” for example,...
How to Make the Most of the Other 167 Hours
One hundred and sixty seven. That’s the number of hours the typical client spends outside of therapy each week, and it is ultimately the...
3 Reasons Why Your Past Matters
“Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it,” observed the writer George Santayana. That holds true for global...
"Client" or "Patient": What's in a Name?
Some psychologists tend to use “client” and “patient” interchangeably, but there’s an important difference between those terms. For...
