Point of View
Our Potential for Good
Altruism as an Evolutionary ImperativePsychologist Darcher Keltner believes that underestimating our capacity for altruism does human nature a disservice. Read more
The Alphabet Soup
Diana Fosha on the Convergence in Today’s TherapiesDiana Fosha talks about why so many acronymic therapies—ADEP, DBT, IFS, ACT—resemble each other, and what that says about the therapy field today. Read more
Neil Clark Warren, the founder of the successful matchmaking site eHarmony, talks about what’s necessary to find a good, compatible match. Read more
Red Speak, Blue Speak
The Psychology of Political RhetoricThe work of linguist George Lakoff on the psychology of political rhetoric has become must reading for anyone who wants to understand how candidates get... Read more
Gender and the Brain
Louann Brizendine's Work Stirs New ControversyNeuropsychiatrist Louann Brizendine has stirred up plenty of controversy by arguing that men and women have very different brains. Read more
Whatever Became of Feminism?
Harriet Lerner on the Legacy of the Women's MovementPsychologist and bestselling author Harriet Lerner speaks about her body of work and addresses the question of the continuing impact of feminism on... Read more
Telling It Like It Is
Donald Meichenbaum Doesn't Mince WordsLong an acerbic critic of the trendy and faddish, Don Meichenbaum, one of the founders of CBT, is still determined to separate myth from reality in the world... Read more
Embracing Life, Facing Death
An interview with Irvin YalomFor existential therapist Irvin Yalom, even depth-oriented therapy doesn't go deep enough. Read more
From Revolution to Evolution
Salvador Minuchin Reflects On His Therapeutic LegacyAlthough Salvador Minuchin is arguably the most influential clinician of the last half-century, his work is light-years away from the routinized approaches... Read more