Central to therapy is the experience of being intensely alive to the face-to-faceness of the clinical encounter. Read more

The creation of "the other" is the dynamic at the heart of racism, sexism, homophobia, and persecution. The first step in altering that dynamic is the struggle... Read more

If you're like me, you've noticed that movies don't make as much sense as they used to. Nevertheless, I suspect that there's still an audience somewhere out... Read more

Helping clients to fully live their lives often means inviting them to notice how their bodies are contradicting what their psyches are telling them. Read more

Has your memory become erratic, unreliable, fuzzy at the edges, or nowhere to be found, like those barely remembered dreams that wriggle out of your grasp in... Read more

A young woman who's on her own for the first time discovers the difference between being alone and being lonely. Read more

A book about the psychology of driving teaches us why the seemingly safest roads can be the deadliest. Read more

When it comes to parenting a difficult child, absence can make the heart grow wiser. Read more

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What's made Daniel Amen such a lightning rod within the world of academic neuroscience and psychiatry? Read more

For decades before and after World War II, children all over the United States hung out, had slumber parties, made crank phone calls, and played sports... Read more

The consolation prize for boys who feel deeply but can't express or even decipher their own emotions is the universe of "electronica," a womb of... Read more

“I don’t think I want to live if I have to go on feeling like this.” I hear this remark all too often from anxiety sufferers. They say it... Read more

When disaster strikes close to home, the emotional shock waves make business as usual impossible for both therapists and clients. Read more

Helping kids with ODD begins with getting past the many myths surrounding the disorder. Read more

The Coen brothers specialize in redefining the rules of whatever movie genre they happen to be subverting. Read more

Poet David Whyte offers an idiosyncratic fusion of verse, myth, story, and personal charisma, demonstrating to audiences all over the world that psychology... Read more

Each year, thousands of poor Nepalese girls "disappear" from their villages. On an impulse, an American therapist winds up devoting himself to ending these... Read more

Too much is at stake these days for us to take refuge in our practices after the election. In such challenging times, therapists need to create for themselves... Read more

It's the wise grandparent who knows how to avoid the potential tug-of-war over who knows most about bringing up children. Read more

Some years ago, Rwanda was the hellish scene of one of the most ferocious genocides in history. A therapist who traveled there reports on what it's like to... Read more

Many therapists assume that if they help couples improve their relationships, the improvement will naturally lead to a rewarding erotic life. But what if... Read more

The story of mind-body medicine is full of tales of overpromising results. Read more

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Understanding the Neural Marinade; Controversy over gender differences and the brain Read more

In a world where differences between people have become increasingly demonized, more than ever, the therapist's job is to help people expand their circle of... Read more

A History of Last Night’s Dream: Discovering the Hidden Path to the Soul Rodger Kamenetz HarperOne. 256 pp. ISBN: 978-0-06-057583-0 Throughout history... Read more

Our growing understanding of the brain offers the tantalizing promise of an entirely different kind of relationship with ourselves, as we, quite literally, get... Read more

It’s difficult to describe my shock as my mother opens the front door and ushers me into the house of my youth. She’s aged-shrunken, with poorly... Read more

Q: I’m seeing more parents who live in safe, middle-class communities and protect their children from every imaginable risk. Is this another form of... Read more