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What is Learned Helplessness?
Many years ago, long before some of the legislation regarding harm of animals, some psychologists conducted research projects. In one of them, they placed a dog in a cage which...
What is Learned Helplessness?
Many years ago, long before some of the legislation regarding harm of animals, some psychologists conducted research projects. In one of them, they placed a dog in a cage which...
Boundaries and Limits
It was 10:30 p.m. and I was driving home from work tonight. At every corner of downtown there were young people chasing each other, visiting and riding their bikes. I...
Boundaries and Limits
It was 10:30 p.m. and I was driving home from work tonight. At every corner of downtown there were young people chasing each other, visiting and riding their bikes. I...
Abuse is Not Age Related
There are a number of different types of abuse which are evidenced in all cultures across all age groups. Emotional, physical, sexual, mental or social abuses unfortunately are prevalent across...
Abuse is Not Age Related
There are a number of different types of abuse which are evidenced in all cultures across all age groups. Emotional, physical, sexual, mental or social abuses unfortunately are prevalent across...
Problem-Solving - What Are Your Options?
Do you have a problem with another person that you cannot solve? There are several options that you might try: Do nothing - Many times individuals decide that they are afraid...
Problem-Solving - What Are Your Options?
Do you have a problem with another person that you cannot solve? There are several options that you might try: Do nothing - Many times individuals decide that they are afraid...
What Show Are You Living?
Everyone wants life to be as home-spun as "Little House on the Prairies" with a budget as large as that on "Who Wants to be a Millionaire". We crave the...
What Show Are You Living?
Everyone wants life to be as home-spun as "Little House on the Prairies" with a budget as large as that on "Who Wants to be a Millionaire". We crave the...
What If We Didn't Have Drugs?
Many individuals would lose their livelihood - like those who grow, package, transport and traffic them. The Court system and jails would likely be much emptier and less money would...
What If We Didn't Have Drugs?
Many individuals would lose their livelihood - like those who grow, package, transport and traffic them. The Court system and jails would likely be much emptier and less money would...
Troubled Teens
It is sad to think about the young celebrities who have recently been making headlines because of their drug and alcohol abuse, law-breaking antics and disrespect for society. They tend...
Troubled Teens
It is sad to think about the young celebrities who have recently been making headlines because of their drug and alcohol abuse, law-breaking antics and disrespect for society. They tend...
I Think I'm Getting Old!
This is the year of the fifty-fifth birthday! When I was a child I thought that was ancient! (But in those days I was the young one and besides the...
I Think I'm Getting Old!
This is the year of the fifty-fifth birthday! When I was a child I thought that was ancient! (But in those days I was the young one and besides the...
The Psychology of Money and Personal Finance
The people who tend to complain about money seem to fall into three categories. There are those who don't have any, those who spend more than they earn and those...
The Psychology of Money and Personal Finance
The people who tend to complain about money seem to fall into three categories. There are those who don't have any, those who spend more than they earn and those...
Self-Talk - What Style of Music Does Your Self-...
My dad used to say that he always knew who was at home when he arrived. If he smelled something cooking he knew it was my sister, Debbie. If he...
Self-Talk - What Style of Music Does Your Self-...
My dad used to say that he always knew who was at home when he arrived. If he smelled something cooking he knew it was my sister, Debbie. If he...
Life Is an Adventure
I was born into a family of story-tellers and therefore have had built-in role-modeling and audiences since I was a small child. Some of my best memories include bedtime stories,...
Life Is an Adventure
I was born into a family of story-tellers and therefore have had built-in role-modeling and audiences since I was a small child. Some of my best memories include bedtime stories,...
A Mutually Beneficial Relationship
I once read an article that asked, "Why do grandparents and their grandchildren get along so well?" The answer was "Common Enemy". I'm sure that the intent of this story...
A Mutually Beneficial Relationship
I once read an article that asked, "Why do grandparents and their grandchildren get along so well?" The answer was "Common Enemy". I'm sure that the intent of this story...
Reality Check
Recently I received an email from a friend and, rather than try to rewrite it, thought I would just print it exactly the way it was received. Bill Gates recently...
Reality Check
Recently I received an email from a friend and, rather than try to rewrite it, thought I would just print it exactly the way it was received. Bill Gates recently...
What Does "Informed Consent" Mean?
I recently heard the sad story of a woman who woke up from an investigative surgery to find to her horror that one of her breasts was missing. She had...
What Does "Informed Consent" Mean?
I recently heard the sad story of a woman who woke up from an investigative surgery to find to her horror that one of her breasts was missing. She had...
For You
When I completed my first university degree, a couple who had been family friends long before my birth gave me a framed reading. I still have it in my office...
For You
When I completed my first university degree, a couple who had been family friends long before my birth gave me a framed reading. I still have it in my office...
Legal Choices to Help with Communications
Collaboration, mediation, arbitration, litigation - they all sound so complex! Perhaps defining each would help to solve the mystery. The American Heritage dictionary states that collaboration is to work together, especially in a...
Legal Choices to Help with Communications
Collaboration, mediation, arbitration, litigation - they all sound so complex! Perhaps defining each would help to solve the mystery. The American Heritage dictionary states that collaboration is to work together, especially in a...
You Grow When You Volunteer
The organization called "Volunteering England" states: "We define volunteering as any activity that involves spending time, unpaid, doing something that aims to benefit the environment or someone (individuals or groups)...
You Grow When You Volunteer
The organization called "Volunteering England" states: "We define volunteering as any activity that involves spending time, unpaid, doing something that aims to benefit the environment or someone (individuals or groups)...
Adult Children
Lately I have been working with a number of individuals who referred themselves because they don't know how to deal with their adult children. Some are concerned about relationship problems...
Adult Children
Lately I have been working with a number of individuals who referred themselves because they don't know how to deal with their adult children. Some are concerned about relationship problems...
Getting Control Over Your Money
There is an old adage that states "Money makes the world go 'round" but sometimes it just keeps you at home. Problems with money can not only interfere with your...
Getting Control Over Your Money
There is an old adage that states "Money makes the world go 'round" but sometimes it just keeps you at home. Problems with money can not only interfere with your...
We All Have Troubles!
There once was a young boy whose mother died when he was nine years of age. His older brother had previously died in infancy. The boy and his sister were...
We All Have Troubles!
There once was a young boy whose mother died when he was nine years of age. His older brother had previously died in infancy. The boy and his sister were...