Coping with Changes in Life in This Demanding Time
Major changes in life, or major life transitions are always a challenge but this particular time makes them even more so.
Major changes in life, or major life transitions are always a challenge but this particular time makes them even more so.
As I'm taking this time, I'm reflecting quite a bit on compassion for self. It's a phrase that we hear quite frequently in therapy and other circles nowadays, with many therapists, self-help authors and authorities of different types urging us to have compassion for self.…
Healing collective trauma is a matter of particular importance as we move through and beyond the COVID-19 crisis. Hope and increased awareness will play decisive roles in this healing.
"Psychological resilience during tough times" may seem like a pat slogan in the midst of our current difficulties. Yet it refers to something incredibly important. Psychological resilience is important in any phase of life. Yet in a moment like the present, where there are particular…
Our recent experiences have given many people the opportunity to focus on the question of what has true value in life. The answer to that question may be tied very closely to the issue of genuine connection. y 'genuine connection", I mean something that is…
In the 2020s, male psychology was already facing many challenges. Then along came the pandemic, and brought home a lot of issues even more forcefully.
The phrase "hope and connection" feels very uplifting. It's easy to feel strongly that "Yes, this is what we need now!" Surely, as we find our way through the pandemic, we yearn for---hope and connection. However, maintaining hope and connection can sometimes be a daunting…
In our time, we're deeply concerned with truth and lies. Often there are fiercely different, competing versions of the truth. Yet the greatest danger occurs, not when others lie to me, but when I'm lying to myself.
This last week, along with all of our other challenges, we have had a stark object lesson in crowd psychology and the madness of crowds. How is this important for us, now? Not surprisingly, I'm referring to the recent riot at the Capital in Washington,…
COVID has been with us for quite a while now and we're all finding that demanding. Holding the hope that we'll move beyond it can be even harder.... The problem for many of us is that the new post-COVID world is being born, but it's…