Everything Happens With A Reason: How We Can Control Our Destinies in Difficult Times

There’s an old Chinese proverb that tells the story of a farmer who’s unfazed by the perpetual turning of his … More

Simple, But Not Easy: Creating Perseverance Through Psychotherapy

In my article, Goodbye Neverland, I wrote that in order to overcame the past, we had to simply choose to … 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

All of have bad coping mechanisms which stem from false beliefs of their utility. Recall the time when you believed … More

I was the most spoiled and entitled kid I knew, way more so than the average child. Not only did … More

Amazingly, I’ve been blessed with the combination of idealism and pessimism. At one end, I fantasize about what the world, … More

“One of the best ways to elevate your character is to emulate worthy role models.” – Epictetus When I meet … More

Why Do I Need Certainty? Since the beginning of time, there have been two existential certainties: death and the uncertainty … More

How We Perceive Our Selves Most people tend to think of personalities as static, core selves, tiny beings sitting at … More