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How to Have a Happy Holiday!

  The holidays can be a very stressful time of year. There are parties, gifts to give, family tension, financial…

Describing Gratitude

    The Verywell Mind article by Kendra Cherry (2021), “What Is Gratitude?”, describes gratitude as feelings involving thankfulness and…

Fear & Anxiety

The NAMI 2021 article, “Anxiety and Fear:  What’s The Difference?”, considers the similarities and differences between fear and anxiety. Fear…

Suicide Prevention

September is national suicide prevention month.  According to the United States Government, Division of Human Services (DHS 2021), suicide is…

Why Don’t People Seek Help for Addiction?

In June 2016, Vertava Health published the article, “The 3 Biggest Reasons People Don’t Seek Help for Addiction.”  They state…
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APA Recommends Smart, Sensible Social Media Use For Adolescents

  In the May 2023 article entitled, “APA Recommends Smart, Sensible Social Media Use for Adolescents,” Evi Arthur provides the…

Top Coach Award

The experts at Coach Foundation recently selected Steven J. Chen, Ph.D., for their top 20 Executive Coach awards. Coach Foundation…

Self-Defeating Behavior

Most of us have engaged in self-defeating behavior at one time or another.  Many behaviors such as self-critical thoughts, negative…

M & M’s

Human beings naturally seek to make sense of situations and make meaning (M&M) in order to navigate life in a…

Porn Impact On Relationships

In an Open Letter on Porn, Drs. John and Julie Gottman consider pornography’s impact on relationships.  The Gottman’s indicate that…

Human Error + System Failure = Financial Catastrophe

Human Error + System Failure = Financial Catastrophe Alexander Pope wrote this famous line in his 1711 essay “To err…

Connect With Values and Goals

In a recent Psychology Today article, “How to Connect with Your Values”, by Steven Hayes, Ph.D. one is encouraged to…