10 Important Guidelines When You’re Thinking of Divorcing by Dr. Leslie Freedman
If you’re thinking about divorcing, you already know how intense your emotions may be. You may also know that these feelings sometimes can lead to decisions or actions that are not in your best...
View ArticlePsychologist Spotlight: Virtually Cured
Article reprinted with permission from USC Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences. Veterans suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) often experience a cluster of symptoms,...
View ArticleSelf-help Resources and Individual Therapy – When are They Beneficial? By Dr....
With so many resources available to help people heal and change, from self-help resources to individual therapy, it makes it difficult for many people to decide where to start. Often people start with...
View ArticleAre You a Moody Diabetic?
In the United States over 25 million people live with diabetes. The main types of diabetes – Type 1 and Type 2 – impact millions of Americans every day and may lead to physical health problems like...
View ArticleFive Reasons Why Second Marriages Might Fail at a High Rate by Dr. Larry Waldman
For some time the divorce rate in the USA for first marriages has held at about 50%. This is a national tragedy. This statistic also means that many people have subsequent marriages. Common sense...
View ArticleThe Laughter Formula for Good Health by Dr. Louise B. Lubin
When was the last time you really laughed hard? The kind of laugh that grabs you and sends you reeling out of control so much that you forgot what caused you to laugh? A common proverb states, “A...
View ArticleFive Ways to Argue Constructively with Your Partner by Dr. Larry F. Waldman
I believe divorce is a national tragedy, as it is terribly stressful and often expensive for the involved adults, quite sad for the parents of the couple, and absolutely traumatic for the children. A...
View ArticleIntroducing the FindaPsychologist Toolkit!
In 2013, the National Alliance on Mental Health reported that one in four adults−approximately 61.5 million Americans−experiences mental illness in a given year. Despite the many effective mental...
View ArticleLife After Loss By Dr. Joy Lere
The searing pain that accompanies loss can feel suffocating. The reality is that grief is not something that most people get “through” (this implies that there is somehow a finite ending point)....
View ArticleHow to Effectively Communicate with your Teen by Dr. Larry F. Waldman
Many parents struggle with conversing with their adolescent. Attempts at communication often result in yelling, slamming doors, feelings of resentment, and a sense of hopelessness that issues can be...
View ArticleType I and Type II Anger by Dr. Steven T. Griggs
In my capacity as an outpatient psychologist, I run into eight or so conditions every day. These include depression, anxiety, self-esteem, assertiveness, etc. All of them are exacerbated by the...
View ArticlePsychologist Spotlight: Themes from My Life, a Therapist’s Thoughts on Living...
When I was in the third grade, many buses in the city in which my family lived had signs, “Blacks To The Back Of The Bus” and public parks with separate designated drinking fountains labeled either for...
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