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The Examined Life

Looking forward to reading The Examined Life by Stephen Grosz, a new book on psychoanalysis–how...

Everyday Trauma

“Trauma never goes away completely. It changes perhaps, softens some with time, but never completely...

Analyze, Don’t Empty, Your Mind

While Eastern meditation instructs us to empty our minds of thought, Philosophical Meditation instructs us...

On Good & Bad Communication

Why is it so hard to show our true selves to the people we love...

How Therapy Helps

Another good article from Philosopher’s Mail, this one on the benefits of therapy. Reason #3 is...

Daydreaming & Distraction

The constant intrusion of electronic communications–Facebook, Snapchat, Twitter, online dating sites, and more–can keep us...

Lena on the Couch

In the New Yorker magazine, Lena Dunham tells the story of her time in therapy: “One evening,...

50 Shrinks

From the NY Times: “It took Sebastian Zimmermann, a psychiatrist on the Upper West Side, 13...

On Freud’s Ideas Today

From an article by Michael S. Roth on the enduring importance of Freud’s ideas: “Questions...

Write to Feel Better

Science shows: “By writing about traumatic, stressful or emotional events, participants were significantly more likely...

On Wandering Thoughts

More research and writing is coming out in support of daydreaming, that aimless mental activity...

Think Positive?

Many people want to focus on the “power of positive thinking,” believing that if you...