The Victim of Trauma: How Overcoming Tragedy Entails Being Both a Victim and a Survivor

As therapists, we often speak of beliefs and perspectives and their influence on our thoughts, feelings, and actions. Where both … More

Am I a Bad Person?: Examining the Importance of Knowing the Difference Between Guilt and Shame

I once asked someone I knew what was likelier, that she happened to have possessed the most undesirable qualities or … More

The main misconception of perfectionism is that it only stems from emotional and/or physical abuse and/or neglect. Sometimes, you can … More

When we seek out success, we sometimes search for purity. The worst thing that a high achiever can hear is, … More

Daniel Kahneman, the notable psychologist, warned that if we put pressure on another to do what we want them to, … More

“I wish people would love everybody else the way they love me. It would be a better world.” -Muhammed Ali … More

We think of addiction as entailing some sort of substance, whether a drug, alcohol, or even a video game that … More

We fear our thoughts more so than reality. The cognitive model of psychotherapy posits that our ideas about ourselves, others, … More

Childhood lays the foundation for self-esteem. Children reach out for comfort and affection when they’re scared, sad, and hurt, needing … More

Reducing human complexity to any one particular source is usually fruitless and misleading; the most that we can do is … More