The Grief-Joy Spiral
Do joy and grief share something essential in common? And by cutting out one, do we end up cutting ourselves off from the other?
‘Emotions’ at Psychology, Philosophy and Real Life
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Therapy is Good for Business
In a business setting, just as in the rest of life, we neglect or suppress emotions at our peril. Therapy can provide a space for emotional intelligence in the workplace to develop and flourish.
A Combat Vet’s Take on PTSD
Spending an hour with a highly articulate combat veteran sharing his experience of trying to return to normal life after deployment in Afghanistan brought me to a much greater awareness of PTSD than many years of formal training.
Don’t Let Strained Family Relations Dampen Holiday Cheer
Ill feelings between family members are the surest way to put a damper on holiday cheer. Sadly, it’s often pride that keeps one or both of the parties involved from taking that all important first step toward reconciliation.
5 Great Thanksgiving Tradition Ideas
Thanksgiving comes relatively late this year, leaving very little time between its celebration and the Yuletide holidays, so it’s quite likely some frantic days lie right around the corner. That makes it even more imperative to make this year’s celebration a memorable and gratitude-filled event.
The Power of Song
Making music — especially, perhaps, singing — is a uniquely human form of expression and communication, but we don’t yet understand this phenomenon very well.
Mothers Can Make the Difference: A Mother’s Day Plea
Postpartum hormones are designed to sensitize mothers to the needs of their children. It is this very compassion that makes mothers uniquely situated to help fix what ails us. With Mother’s Day approaching, it is time for us to focus less on what to buy and more on what we can do.