…and tells us an awful lot about who we are (and a bit about group therapy). His name is Thomas Thwaites, and I first saw the video where I find a good deal of smart things, on TED. Check it out: Pretty terrific, right? Just sharing it with you is exciting, but I’d like toRead more
The root of resolutions
hnnbz / Foter / CC BY Everyone told me their resolutions last week. It was nice. I see the sharing as an invitation (to help, to push, to hold accountable). This week, I’m following through, and thinking about the root of resolutions: resolute. Resolute It’s less flashy, resolute. The architect designs the building–beautiful, sweeping, innovative–andRead more
Other people, who are a pain in the ass
The Cabin On The Road / Foter / CC BY-SA When I was a freshman in college things were bad, and I dragged myself to therapy. I’d stopped being able to cope with the depression I’d just barely coped with most of my life. College was hard, and I didn’t have a clue. There wasRead more
Psychology (Today) on the NYC Subway
I did a double take when I saw this magazine rack on a New York City subway platform Saturday morning. No, it wasn’t Cher in a leotard. Look a bit further down and to the right. That’s Psychology Today alongside (and fitting right in with) Lucky, Cosmo, and Glamour. At first glance, I thought, “Gee,Read more
Listen, body, you work for me.
Benjamin Disinger / Foter / CC BY-NC-ND Your body’s telling you it doesn’t want to get out of bed (go on the job interview, the date, the networking meeting, the get-together with friends). It’s tired. Or wrapped in that familiar warm blanket of depression. Hiding out is the only thing on its agenda. OnlyRead more
What’s your specialty?
A couple of years ago I went to a workshop, “Building Your Dream Psychotherapy Practice” at the New York City chapter of NASW (the National Association of Social Workers). At the time I was the director of a group therapy center here in New York and always eager to learn about new ways of promotingRead more
The Case for $320,000 Kindergarten Teachers (from the NY Times)
I’ve been excited about this article from the New York Times for weeks. Basically, a group of researchers at Harvard “found” some credible evidence for more-than modest implications of a high-quality kindergarten teacher over the life of a child. By implications, of course, this is to say that the team of economists measured the impactRead more
Emotional efficiency (thinking and growing qualitatively; part I)
Shawn Clover / Foter / CC BY-NC There’s a lot of talk about efficiency. With the advent of smart phones, and all of the capabilities inherent in syncing various parts of our lives, the conversation around efficiency at work and elsewhere has taken off. Websites like Lifehacker are jam packed with useful tips for savingRead more
If a tweet falls in the woods…
If a tweet’s sent but there’s no one there to read it, was there ever really a tweet? What I find myself thinking this week, as more and more bits of news trickle out regarding the suicide of Rutger’s University freshman Tyler Clementi, is this: Whom did Dharun Ravi and Molly Wei intend to watchRead more
You’re not so special
You’re not so special. I mean, I think you’re terrific. Truly. I’m a fan. But special? Not so much. Why the distinction? Special means separate, in need of something different, hard to get close to, touch, or help. I resist the label, special, because for me, it’s not so nice. Years ago I worked asRead more
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