People struggling to realize their potential or find inner peace often turn to psychotherapy. Yet they find themselves wandering without much guidance through a marketplace of mental-health offerings and claims, lacking the knowledge to distinguish good therapy from bad. More … [Read more...] about Cognitive Therapy’s Flawed Premise
Archives for November 2016
Dealing with Election Aftershock
This post is written especially for people who, having voted for Hillary Clinton in the U.S. elections this past week, are still feeling miserable. For those of you who voted for Donald Trump, congratulations! I hope he does a great job. Seeing how I am about to address … [Read more...] about Dealing with Election Aftershock
After the Election: Healing the Divide
Whoever is elected president on Nov. 8 has to deal with an acrimonious divide at the heart of the American union. To heal this breach, we have to become smarter about our personal psychology. Everyone’s at least a little quirky and irrational. We often accept and like each … [Read more...] about After the Election: Healing the Divide