Post- Postmodernism and Psychology
I teach two college classes every semester. My students are typically bright, curious, and motivated. In a weekly assignment associated with the course materials, I have them provide an analysis and critique of the assigned readings. They are brilliant at this. They seem to be well trained, by their home universities, in the criticism and […]
Continue readingReview of the book ‘And Baby Makes Three’
I wrote a post several months ago about the Danish baby boom of the 2010s. Click here if you have missed it. I have a number of 30-somethings who are having babies. They tend to be educated and aware, and relatively high achievers. Adding a baby to a marriage changes it significantly. A great deal of […]
Continue readingRIP Koko
Koko and one of her pet kittens Koko the gorilla just died. This happened when I was travelling with my students. I told them, and it turned out that many of them had never heard of her. Koko was a western lowland gorilla who was particularly known for having learned over 1000 signs in American […]
Continue readingTravels to Vienna with my students
Psychology has its roots in the upper class of Vienna, in the early 1900s. Freud famously was one of the first to engage in talk therapy- mostly with upper class, neurotic Viennese women who didn’t have anything to do but spend their money on expensive analysis. I am privileged every year to take a group […]
Continue readingThe Sleep Whisperer
Many of my clients report difficulties sleeping. In my psychological travels, I am often on the lookout for apps and programs that assist with sleep. There are quite a few out there, from the sounds of nature and white noise, to meditation and finally to rambling voices that supposedly take one’s mind off of their […]
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Continue readingReview of the book: ‘State of Affairs’
An affair can be one of the most devastating events to occur in a monogamous relationship. Perhaps it’s that potential for devastation that causes people to view it in simplistic, black-and-white terms. Many expressions abound about affairs that supposedly contain some element of truth in them. ‘Once a cheater, always a cheater’. ‘Affairs only happen in […]
Continue readingDoes having children make you happy: compulsory parenthood in Denmark
There is a baby boom happening in Denmark right now. Every other Danish father pushes a stroller that is a cross between a full-sized crib and a Humvee. Couples that have waited until their late 30s to try and conceive can rely on the government to assist them with their fertility treatment, if they need […]
Continue readingReview of the Headspace Meditation Application
Frequently, particularly when I am seeing someone with stress or anxiety, I recommend developing a meditation practice. There are a plethora of free applications and videos on YouTube. But when clients ask me if there is one I prefer, I recommend Headspace. I have downloaded and tried several of them myself. However, I had never […]
Continue readingWhen therapy makes you feel worse (an article featuring an old friend)
I thought I would pass this along. I think it’s fairly representative of how things go in real therapy. Furthermore, it features an old buddy/colleague who currently does training in Nevada. https://tonic.vice.com/en_us/article/xw4jyz/breakup-therapy-pain-before-healing
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