March 14th, 2012
Expecting too much can make you miserable and be detrimental to you functioning. Here’s why and what you can do about it. Let’s start with the word itself – expect. To expect connotes a sense of certainty about what will occur in the future. From the price of stocks and homes to the occurrence of hurricanes, from repairmen showing up on time to our children cleaning up their rooms when we ask them – is there anything about which we can really be certain? If you expect too much of yourself or other people, you can also expect to feel… READ MORE ›
March 14th, 2012
Although may take middle age in stride, experiencing a mid-life crisis is fairly common among both women and men. For some, the problem is existential: acknowledging that life h as reached the midpoint can engender complex self-questioning about the meaning of life and whether one’s true purpose has been fulfilled. Other may find the physical changes associated with getting older more daunting then the philosophical issues. Whether the trigger is graying hair, an expanding waistline, career dissatisfaction or relationship ennui, a mid-life crisis can be hard to deal with. Psychologists consider a mid-life crisis a time to take stock of… READ MORE ›
January 9th, 2012
Lady Gaga’s anthemic hit song “Born this Way” understandably struck an empowering chord with many people who feel different, misunderstood, shunted off to the side, have disabilities, or express themselves with non-conventional ideas or lifestyles. From the standpoint of increasing feelings of self-worth and raising consciousness, this is to be applauded. And of course there are attributes of self, sexual orientation, and lifestyle choices that no one should feel invalidated about or be pressured to change. But if used to justify dysfunction, slothfulness, or not becoming actively engaged in helping oneself, then the “born this way” slogan is being subverted.… READ MORE ›
