All Roads Lead to Self-Love: How the Desire for Self-Esteem Permeates Most of What We Do

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

Blurred Lines: How Mental Illness and Mental Health are Closer Than You Believe and Why It Matters

I’ve had several discussions with people that I thought would be good to disclose here, as they’re pertinent to earlier … More

About a year ago, I wrote an article on trauma that focused on defining oneself by resilience. In it, I … More

“Comparison is the thief of joy.” -Theodore Roosevelt We find ourselves isolated in a highly connected world. This oxymoron expresses … More

“Many people suffer from the fear of finding oneself alone, and so they don’t find themselves at all.” -Rollo May … More

“Like superheroes, supernormals dodge bullets and leap over tall buildings in their way when so many other people around them—even … More

Facing the Imposter Within Even if you don’t know what imposter syndrome is, there’s a good chance you have it. … More

Character is founded on honesty, humility, agreeableness, helpfulness, assertiveness, courage, resilience, and regret.

The other day, I helped a client begin to work through the prolonged pain he had experienced from bullying. In … More

The above quote is taken from the film Cool Runnings, a story about an underdog bobsled team from Jamaica that … More