Last week, I had one of those “series of unfortunate events” days. I won’t bore you with the details, but I was trying to run…
To begin with, this is sort of a trick question. I’m not a big fan of punitive measures and other coercive means to get kids and teens…
A few weeks ago, I was in a minor argument with a friend of mine. I, of course, was trying to get her to “see…
We all run into negative thought “loops” at times that are difficult to shake. Sometimes these negative thought loops can contribute to our suffering because…
Although I can’t claim that I’m Buddhist, I’m really drawn to Buddhist psychology, and I’ve read a number of books by the Dalai Lama. I…
As parents, we all try to do our best to do a good job. But with thousands of books on the topic of parenting as…
First, before I jump into this topic, I want to apologize for the long delay since my last blog. I recently had a third child,…
A fellow professional recommended this book to me a few years ago, and I finally go around to reading it (well, listening to the audiobook).…
Eric Weiner’s The Geography of Bliss: One Grump’s Search for the Happiest Places in the World is an absolute treat. Weiner is a journalist and a…
In the previous post, I briefly discussed how mindfulness involves being nonjudgmental. In a manner of speaking, this is impossible. We are constantly making judgements: …