This post is an excerpt from a psychotherapy session I had with a client. The post provides deep insight into aspects of PAS, and it also serves as an example of how my telephone sessions typically proceed. The name Carol is a pseudonym, and the content here has been edited and … [Read more...] about A Case of Parental Alienation Syndrome (PAS)
How and Why We Sabotage Love
This month I’m posting an excerpt from LoveSmart: Transforming the Emotional Patterns that Sabotage Relationships, by my late wife, Sandra Michaelson. If I knew of a better book on relationships than this one, I would honestly tell you. This book of Sandra’s, one of three she … [Read more...] about How and Why We Sabotage Love
AI’s Helpful Synopsis of This Depth Psychology
I have been hesitant to do much with artificial intelligence. Certainly, I haven’t used it as an aid in the composition of my posts or books. I didn’t want even the possibility that a machine would be doing the thinking for me on the vital subject of mental health. We all … [Read more...] about AI’s Helpful Synopsis of This Depth Psychology
The People, the Psyche, and the Power
Power grabs are ransacking America’s best traditions and virtues, and psychological forces are driving this behavior. Those in power grab for more power to compensate for how overwhelmed they feel as the world’s growing dangers and complexity worsen. Everyday people are also … [Read more...] about The People, the Psyche, and the Power
The Psychology Behind Climate-Change Inaction
Our educational system has not really explained why climate change has been addressed so timidly. The mystery of our inaction lies deep within us, and I will try here to offer some insight from depth psychology. Some people simply deny that climate change is a problem … [Read more...] about The Psychology Behind Climate-Change Inaction