Dr. Judith Orloff MDIt may sometimes be awkward to set healthy boundaries with negative or draining people, but it is an important skill to learn. If someone has unrealistic expectations of you or unable to respect your feelings remember “No” is a complete...
Do you ever find yourself envious of another’s good fortune? Are you jealous of your partner’s ex-lover? A colleague who’s getting more recognition than you? Do you often feel you don’t measure up or get your due? Though you may want to be happy for...
Robin SpizmanAn excerpt from Loving Out Loud by Robyn Spizman. While it can be easy to feel like it is impossible to make a positive difference in these divisive times, the new book Loving Out Loud: The Power of a Kind Word by New York Times bestselling author...
Tom Ferguson MDTom Ferguson, M.D. interviews Michael Phillips about his change from thinking money would help him get freedom, respect, health and security to understanding that these came from doing the things he really loved, and spending as much time as he...
Daniel Redwood DCDaniel Redwood, D.C. interviews Andrew Bard Schmookler about the roots of human aggression and warfare, as well as the reasons that wealth rarely brings its possessors what they thought it would.
Russell E. DiCarloRussell E. DiCarlo interviews Richard Tarnas about explains his view that what a whole culture goes through in some way reflects what each individual goes through. We, as individuals, have a responsibility in playing a role in our evolution, so that...
Dr. Sue JohnsonSex often draws us into a relationship and then helps keep it alive. But what is "good" sex? If you look at the images that bombard us every day from magazines and movies, good sex is instantaneous, totally mutual, cataclysmic, and is best at the...
So love is illogical, random and mysterious, yes? Not any more. We have cracked the code. In the last few years social scientists and therapists who practice emotionally focused therapy (or EFT) have made a breakthrough. Now, at the beginning of the...
Harville Hendrix PhDAsk your partner, "What was it like to be a child in your family?" Then just listen, following the three steps of the dialogue process we discussed in the second article in this series. Asking this question is a good first step in becoming curious...
During the time our marriage teetered between renewal and divorce, my wife, Helen, and I were visiting a book store when we happened on a book about how astrology affects relationships. Just for fun, we opened to the page where our two astrological...
