Over the past half-century, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) has emerged as the most widely used approach to psychotherapy. There are a few variations of it – with each tracing its lineage to a practitioner who was likely influenced by Albert Ellis or Aaron Beck – or both. The big reasons for its popularity include the…
When I get together with friends, I often find that one of the conclusions that we’ve arrived at independently is how much better our lives are when we don’t watch too much news. Don’t get me wrong. Being uninformed or ignorant is no badge of honor. At one time, I considered myself a bit of…
Being social is part of being human, and it’s nice to have a good set of friends, co-workers, and family members with whom you regularly relate. Holding a special place among those relationships are the groups of individuals who make up your support system – that network of people whom you can rely upon for…
Some of us use backpacks as an efficient way to carry a number of objects in a manner that distributes weight without unduly stressing your arms and shoulders. Obviously, even a backpack can be uncomfortable if too much weight is packed into it. Unless you are doing rucking as a form of exercise where you…
We all have experienced it. There comes a time when there is a break of several days in our schedule – either because of vacation, illness, a family emergency, a conference, or an intense project at work. Whatever it is, it has the effect of derailing us from our normal routine. During that time, even…
Regardless of where you went to school, and whether you liked it or not, there is a high probability that you share some experiences with most other adults – such as the memory of being told to stay within the lines when you draw, and the fact that there was a right and wrong way…
Whenever you were born, there is a name for your generation. There’s “The Greatest Generation,” “Baby Boomers,” “Gen X,” “Gen Z,” “Millennials,” etc. The name is kind of a shorthand used to describe the generation – as if all members of a particular generation have a uniform set of behaviors and attitudes. Those of us…
You’ve undoubtedly heard the expression that “the one constant in this world is change”. In his theory of the survival of the fittest, Charles Darwin stated that it’s not the strongest or most intelligent of the species that survives, it is the one that is most adaptable to change. For example, we don’t see dinosaurs…
As a positive psychologist and coach, my contacts on social media tend to be with others who have similar points of view. As a result, many of the notifications that I receive in my inbox or on my social media pages tend to be ones that advocate for: staying positive in the face of challenges…
My wife and I became apartment dwellers eight years ago, and we were fortunate to move into a building where most of the people are friendly, greet you when you enter the elevator, and wish you well when you exit. We have become good friends with a number of the hundreds of people who live…
One of the best ways to be productive is to have structure in your life. Productive people generally have schedules with non-negotiable times to accomplish certain tasks. They may attack their most undesirable tasks early so that they are out of the way; they have certain times for checking emails rather than being distracted by…