How to Protect Children from Bullies
October is National Bullying Prevention Month(link is external), and bullying is indeed a significant problem in the United States, with about 25 percent of youth reporting they have been victims,...
View ArticleIf You Want to Improve Health, Change Your Behaviour
I have mentioned our large European Union funded Do CHANGE(link is external) project in previousblogs. Do CHANGE is an acronym for Do Cardiac Health Advanced New Generation Ecosystem. The project aims...
View ArticleThe Big Tent of Music Therapy
People ask me all the time, “How does music therapy work?” At first I start preparing an answer about its effectiveness. Quickly, though, it becomes clear they’re asking a question that seems simple...
View ArticleDo ‘Macho’ Men Get All the Attention in the Dating Pool?
We know that men and women differ physiologically. Why these differences exist is less clear. One aspect of these differences that I study is the evolution of male facial shape. Males tend to have...
View ArticleDivorcing Differently: End Marriage, Save the Relationship
Anna Thomas, a doctoral student in Clinical-Community Psychology at the University of Alaska Anchorage and registered nurse, shares her experiences with “divorcing differently,” shedding some light on...
View Article10 Ways to Create a More Loving Relationship
Expressing your love shouldn’t be reserved for special occasions like anniversaries, birthdays, or Valentine’s Day. It should be a constant in your relationship—and that means doing more than just...
View ArticleHow Much Distance Can Your Relationship Tolerate?
“The closer you are to someone, the more intolerable is the distance between the two of you.” – Tea Peter Bernik/Shutterstock Source: Peter Bernik/Shutterstock Being physically close to your partner is...
View Article3 Things to Do When You’re Not Sure About Your Relationship
Do you complain about how your partner isn’t there for you or constantly drives you crazy? Do you feel like you don’t really know each other any more? Do you have fantasies of your partner leaving (or...
View Article15 First Date Mistakes You Should Avoid
As a psychologist in New York City, I hear about a lot of first dates. I love hearing people say, “It was love at first sight,” or, “By the time our first date ended, I knew I just met the man I was...
View ArticleKidney Stone:How to clear it out just for 6 days?
Kidney stones usually consist of calcium, and can also be caused by too much salt in the diet that stimulates secretion of calcium in the urine. The other type of stones are created by the urinary...
View ArticleIs Marriage Worth It For Women?
The benefits go mostly to men. A casual look at how marriage is represented in popular culture may lead one to conclude that ending up at the altar is the ultimate female desire. Wedding magazines are...
View ArticleCan You Fall Back in Love With Your Partner?
Is it possible to fall back in love with a mate who has become unexciting? It’s a question I am asked with some frequency, and the answer I usually give is, “It could be.” When longtime partners...
View ArticleAre You Having Enough Sex?
As a psychotherapist specializing in sexual and intimacy disorders, I can tell you that for a lot of individuals and couples the amount of sex they’re having (or not having) can be worrisome. They ask...
View ArticleWhat It Really Means to Be ‘Friends With Benefits’
Whether it’s online or in the physical world, there are a lot of people seeking and trying to establish “friends with benefits” arrangements, or FWB. The problem is, when an FWB hasn’t developed...
View ArticleThe Decline of Play and Rise in Children’s Mental Disorders
Rates of depression and anxiety among young people in America have been increasing steadily for the past 50 to 70 years. Today, by at least some estimates, five to eight times as many high school and...
View ArticleHave We Discovered the Most Powerful Element of Attraction?
The phenomenon of mate copying occurs when an individual female (observer) indicates a romantic preference for a partnered male (target) over an unpartnered male. To put it bluntly: The woman likes the...
View ArticleWhat to Do When Social Media Make You Miserable?
What motivates you to browse the updates on your favorite social networking site? Is it to gain information about people you don’t see that often or to exchange pleasantries? Or do you regard Facebook...
View ArticleThe Better Way to Say ‘I’m Sorry’
“Love means never having to say you’re sorry,” goes the catchphrase from the infamous 1970s novel, Love Story. If only that were true. The truth is that we will all need to say “I’m sorry” at some...
View Article3 Ways to Get a Song out of Your Head
About five years ago I made an interesting and crazy decision: After a week-long mental tussle with the song “Oh My Darling, Clementine,” I had become fascinated by why music got stuck in my head. I...
View Article5 Things We Need to Stop Saying to the People We Care About
I’m not asking you to strip your refrigerator of feel-good magnets or to toss all of those inspirational pillows. I’m just asking you to be a bit more mindful of the phrases that cross your lips when...
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