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Article September 1, 2010

The Mindful Internet User

It's About Knowing When to Stop

How mindfulness can reduce the stress of multitasking and information overload. Read more

Article September 1, 2010

The www.Addiction

Few of Us Can Resist the Seduction of the Internet

Have you ever noticed how often you surf the net or check e-mail when you feel bored or restless or depressed, as if relief is just a click away? The Internet... Read more

Magazine Archive September 1, 2010

Life After 2.0

Has the Digital Revolution Become a Relationship Revolution?
Article July 7, 2010

The Fatally Flawed Marriage

In the rush to preserve marriages, therapists must also recognize that there are marriages that shouldn't be saved. Read more

Article July 7, 2010

Couples on the Brink

Stopping the Marriage-Go-Round

This article first appeared in the March/April 2006 issue. Let’s face it: psychotherapy isn’t dramatic, and most therapists don’t rate high... Read more

Article July 1, 2010

Beyond the Diet Mentality

Empowering Clients Through Attuned Eating

Attuned eating can take people beyond the dead end of the diet mentality. Read more

Article July 1, 2010

Seeking the Silence

Wilderness Solitude Opens New Doorways into the Self

At an age when many are sticking even closer to their couches and remote controls, a restless soul decides to seize his last chance to explore the wilderness... Read more

Article July 1, 2010

Foreign Affairs

Infidelity Has Different Meanings In Different Cultures

My Parisian colleague was shocked to learn that American therapists typically encourage couples not only to confess their affairs, but also to share the... Read more

Article July 1, 2010

After the Storm

The Affair In Retrospect

As therapists, we have an unquenchable desire to find happy ending for troubled clients, especially those weathering the crisis of infidelity. But what happens... Read more

Article July 1, 2010

The Mindful Swimmer

Staying Afloat in the Rough Seas of Relationship

Mindfulness offers tools for navigating the stormy seas of a troubled relationship. Read more

Article July 1, 2010

The New Monogamy

How Far Should We Go?

Whether we like it or not, today's couples feel far less encumbered by the legal, social, and moral strictures of traditional marriage and its obligations... Read more

Magazine Archive July 1, 2010

The New Monogamy

Can we have our cake and eat it too?
Article June 30, 2010

Hoop Dreams

On the Mean Streets of Dallas, Therapy’s a Whole New Ball Game

A private practice therapist recalls his college days as a basketball player in a way he never dreamed of. Read more

Article June 30, 2010

Honoring the Mission

Don’t Be too Quick to Ease the Caregiver’s Burden

Without the emphasis at the outset on identifying, honoring, and sustaining the caregiver's mission, you're unlikely to ever progress. Read more

Article June 30, 2010

Breathing Lessons

Unlearning the Mindset of Therapy

While learning Qigong, a psychotherapist unlearns the Western mindset that has been keeping him, and his clients, stuck. Read more

Article June 30, 2010

Planting Season

A Therapist Searches for a Simpler Life

"I realized that I'd never succeed as a therapist here unless I loosened up my customary boundaries between my professional and personal selves." Read more

Article June 30, 2010

The Mars & Venus Myth

Uncovering the Stealth Assault on Feminism

The Lawrence Summers controversy just brought to the surface the stealth assault on feminism that's reviving gender stereotypes of the 1950s. Read more

Article June 30, 2010

Failure to Launch

The Struggle to Leave Home in the 21st Century

The difficulty young people have leaving home is producing confusion amongst parents and their children. Read more

Article June 29, 2010

The Stages of Trauma Recovery

Principles of Effective Treatment

My intent in sharing my story was to help therapists understand the needs of a trauma victim and to suggest techniques and strategies to meet these needs at... Read more

Article May 6, 2010

Between Gay and Straight

Honoring a Client's Multiple Identities

A middle-aged man facing the challenge of coming out explores the uncharted territory of a "mixed-orientation marriage" Read more

Article May 1, 2010

Your Inner Therapist

Listening to your inner therapist * Can we admit that therapy is sometimes harmful? * Botox's interference with emotions * The fearlessness--criminality link ... Read more

Article May 1, 2010

Game On!

Bringing the locker room into the consulting room

Although therapy is often considered a profession dominated by the female sensibility, a lifelong gym rat, much practiced in the arts of masculine aggression... Read more

Article May 1, 2010

Going, Going, Gone

A young boy finds his Charon for the final journey

An ill child finds his place among a group of other boys in aging men's bodies. Read more

Article May 1, 2010

Lions Without a Cause

Men's Animal Instincts Don't Fit the Modern World

Let's face it: love means something quite different to men and women. A look at other species of social mammals offers some remarkable insights into the... Read more

Article May 1, 2010

Women Treating Men

Therapy across the Gender Divide

Gender shapes relationship from the very first moment therapist meets client, especially when the client is male and the therapist is female. Read more

Article May 1, 2010

Holding Your Ground with Narcissistic Clients

What to do when your hot buttons get pushed

Some practical guidelines for handling confrontive and critical clients. Read more

Article May 1, 2010

Shame-O-Phobia

Why Men Fear Therapy

Shame is the least understood dimension of men's inner experience—by both men themselves and the people who live with them. This lack of understanding may be... Read more

Magazine Archive May 1, 2010

The Secret World of Men

What therapists need to know
Article March 1, 2010

Bright-Sided

A Naysayer's Guide to Positive Psychology

A naysayers look at Martin Seligman and the Positive Psychology industry he helped create. Read more

Article March 1, 2010

The Trauma Myth

Understanding the True Dynamics of Sexual Abuse

Twenty-five years ago, it was considered a great advance when therapists first began to approach childhood abuse as a form of trauma. Now new research suggests... Read more