Bowling Alone To most, especially in the Western world, self-actualization means becoming the most accomplished and materially successful version of … More
Tag: Growth
The Tragedy of Disenchantment: Our Inability to Be Happy
Have you ever wanted something really badly, only to find out that it wasn’t as good as it initially appeared … More
Tragedy on Repeat: How Our Traumatic Past Informs Our Tumultuous Present
These sessions have been reproduced with the expressed consent of my client. Names and other identifying information have been altered. … More
Why Do I Need to Be Normal? (Revised Version)
“The most strongly enforced of all known taboos is the taboo against knowing who or what you really are behind the … More
Man’s Search for Intimacy (Revised and Extended Version)
Closeness and Intimacy In 1946, existential psychiatrist, Viktor Frankl, published a book which drastically altered the course of psychotherapy; he … More
My Most Profound Revelation – How I Was Contributing to Maintaining My Depression
For those of you reading this post, I want you to know that it isn’t empirical, being based purely on … More
Defined by Resilience: Why Our Attempts and Persistence Matter More Than Success
I Am My Resilience ..nobody is gonna hit as hard as life. But it ain’t about how hard you hit. … More
Difficulties in Dating
I often mention that it’s so perplexing to me to live in NYC, which is full of all sorts of … More
Looking at the Wackness: How the Way We Think about the World Can Prevent Us from Seeing the Good in Our Lives
Ten years ago, a poignant film titled The Wackness was released. It chronicled the summer of a lonesome teenage boy named Luke … More
Living in My Imagination: How Trauma Fosters an Unquenchable Desire for Idealized Love
Throughout our quests for the perfect mate, we frequently find ourselves fantasizing about what that mate would be like: we … More
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