Hey Dr. Phil: Can We Talk?
We need to “not just talk back to Dr. Phil but to a whole century of normative psychology, an approach to mental health that has more to do with socialization than with well-being.”read more
View ArticleUnderstanding Your Dreams
Want to understand your dreams? Know why you don’t remember your dreams? Ever wonder how dreams help you become aware of old patterns and suggest new ones? Or how they light the path before you? Enter...
View ArticlePsychology Needs a Makeover
“Don’t eat that,” “Stop worrying,” “Don’t judge,” “Forgive,” “Make different choices,” “Don’t be so aggressive, sensitive, insecure,” “Stop falling for the wrong people.” Such psychological platitudes...
View ArticleDream Interpretation: Three Dreams and Their Interpretation
Dreams are windows to the Self, to the unconscious, to the soul. They are marvelously crafted to show our relationship to that which we conceal, deny, or are simply unaware of. Further, they can reveal...
View ArticleThree Things To Learn From Failure
In our success-obsessed culture the meaning and intelligence of failure easily gets lost. Failure can help right our ship, make our values more true, or bring us closer to our own authentic path. read...
View ArticleCombating Projections onto HIV/AIDS
The denial of death is ever-present. People get sick but resist their own sense of frailty; people witness another’s death but deny their mortality; people age but fight against every reminder. Death...
View ArticleThink Your Diet Needs More Discipline? Think Again
The way we apply discipline is often accompanied by an attitude of self-correction and chastisement resulting in a cycle of success and failure, over and over. In addition, being more disciplined...
View ArticleBuilding & Repairing Trust: Keys to Sustainable Relationship
How can trust be repaired once damaged? How can relationships thrive given the inevitability of breaches and betrayals of trust? How can we build sustainable long-term relationships? Here are some...
View ArticleWhy She Ate: A Diet Story
Despite all the massive efforts, promises made by the $60 billion diet industry, and negatives that get heaped on people who are heavy or obese, the hungers that drive people to eat are even more...
View ArticleThe Awful Words Dieters Say to Themselves
Please read the words I have heard clients say to themselves about their bodies!read more
View ArticleDeath, Dying, and Altered States: Bridging Two Realities
There is a certain grief that arises when a loved one is no longer mentally “here” and able to communicate in ways that make normal sense. While I understand the impulse to correct them and somehow...
View ArticleDream Analysis and Interpretation
Dreams are not panaceas or one-line gems to live by; they are as nuanced and diverse as nature. They are a door to a wonderful world of symbol and language, of perspective and insight, of soul and...
View ArticleResolutions, Commitments, And All That Jazz
Why do we fail to keep our resolutions and commitments? Simply put, they are often authored by our egos and not our deeper selves. Here's some common wisdom that may not be helping along with a deeper...
View ArticleThree Keys to Unlock the Meaning of Your Dreams
What are your dreams telling you? How can you understand their meaning? In my years of teaching people about dreams, I have found three keys to help unlock their wisdom and counsel. read more
View ArticlePhilip Seymour Hoffman & the Shadow of Individual Addiction
In the shadow of individual addiction is our culture of addiction. When we focus only on the individual, we suffer from a malignant projection onto "those addicts" while we remain unconsciously...
View ArticleUnderstanding Dreams About Animals: Following Our Instincts
We lose touch with our instincts and then dream of them at night in the form of dogs, rats, lions, and bears. Want to learn more about the animals that show up in your dreams? Read on!read more
View ArticleWhy We Eat the Way We Do
Do we really understand why we're going on a diet and why we eat the way we do? If we fail to understand and empathize with the reasons why we have issues with food, we're failing to grasp the real...
View ArticleInto the Dark: A Psychology of Soul, Shadow, and Diversity
Tired of hearing about the “5 Keys to Success,” “7 Elements for Being Happy,” or “6 Steps to Healing?" It’s time for more depth, diversity, and soul in our vision of health. It’s time for a psychology...
View ArticleMother, Mother Earth: The Need for Safety
Were you safe as a child? Can you keep your children totally safe? Here's a short reflection on Mother's Day and the Earth as mother.read more
View Article7 Ways Dreams Enrich Our Lives
We turn to counselors, healers, and gurus for wisdom and direction. We hunger to connect with our deepest feelings; we long to find the path that is ours. Can our dreams be our greatest teacher; the...
View ArticleMaya Angelou in Memoriam: An American Elder
In her childhood silence she created an alchemical chamber where the power and absolute beauty of her voice unfolded and flowered – a voice that would change the course of millions.read more
View ArticleThe American Soul: Race & The Danger of New Age Spirituality
While much wisdom can be found in New Age spirituality, there is a rich tradition of wisdom grown right here on American soil, paid for in blood and tears, and ready made to address the souls,...
View ArticleDECLARING OUR INDEPENDENCE
Declaring our independence is not just a one time event. We need to do it regularly in order to free ourselves from inner tyranny, relationship limits and abuses, and cultural barriers. Here's a short...
View ArticleHow to Interpret Dreams of Children and Pregnancy
Have you ever wondered what it means to dream of a pregnancy, an abandoned child, or a newly discovered child? Are you interested in how dreams use these symbols to indicate that it is time to make a...
View ArticleDiagnosing Depression In The Wake Of Robin Williams’ Suicide
Lives can be saved; symptoms can be legitimized; shame can can be lifted. But is there a dark side of diagnosing and labeling depression? Read about the pros and cons of diagnosing here. read more
View ArticleForgiveness: Not Right Now, Thank You
Forgiving can be sweet. But are there times this counsel can cause pain instead of healing? You better believe it!read more
View ArticleGetting Real: 7 Problems to Becoming Our Authentic Selves
Get real. Be authentic. Just be yourself. Great advice, but what makes it so difficult? What are the forces against arriving on the scene just as you truly are?read more
View Article4 Barriers to Dialoguing About Race and How to Overcome Them
Talking about race is no easy task. What makes understanding each other so hard? What can you do to make racial dialogue more healing and less painful? Here's what I've learned from working with...
View Article4 Half Truths About Weight Loss
Why is your weight loss program not working? Here's what you need to know.read more
View ArticleDr. King’s Dream Through the Lens of White Privilege
Have we fulfilled Dr. King's Dream? Or could those who argue that we now live in a truly post-racial society be wearing the blinders of white privilege? read more
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