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Mind-Body Pain

“Psychosomatic” has become a dirty word, but the psyche (mind) and the soma (body) are...

Problems of Other Couples

The Book of Life on the “secret problems of other couples” and the work of Canadian...

Re-Writing the Painful Past

Scientific research has long shown the benefits of expressive writing–the private kind of writing done...

Counseling for Business Partners

Couples counseling isn’t just for romantic partners anymore. It’s also helpful for business partners. Recently,...

Trauma & EMDR

This week, author and war correspondent Sebastian Junger (Perfect Storm, War) talks about PTSD and soldiers on WNYC’s...

Competent Therapists

Here are 4 things that competent therapists do, according to Michael Karson at Psychology Today. I...

LGBTQ-Affirmative Therapy

From the New York Times, on the importance of working with an LGBTQ-affirmative therapist: “Having a...

The Dark Side of Positivity

In our culture of mandatory happiness, wise words from Svend Brinkmann, author of the Danish...

Trauma, Self Blame, Power, & Depression

This conundrum is often the log jam that gets in the way of emotional healing:...

On the Value of Discomfort

“Discomfort is the price of admission to a meaningful life.” Psychologist Susan David on the...

The People We Used to Be

“I think we are well-advised to keep on nodding terms with the people we used...

The Non-Binary Nature of Sex

Dr. Anne Fausto-Sterling, professor of biology and gender studies, has been writing about the non-binary...