As soon as the words mental illness or mental disorder leave my mouth in a conversation I feel myself flush involuntarily with embarrassment. I brace myself for the awkward reassurance or feigned understanding from the other party, no matter what topic the conversation had been...
Happy couples can easily experience disharmony when unmet expectations result from miscommunication. Couples often approach and communicate an issue with the expectation that their partner will understand and respond similarly, but the opposite is typically true. Men and women have different communication styles and goals...
“Happiness, not in another place but this place...not for another hour, but this hour.” ― Walt Whitman For many years, individuals sprinted into my office, speaking fast, watching the clock, and sometimes appearing more exhausted when they left than when they entered. After spending some...
The term “self-esteem” is a widely used expression for assessing an individual’s psychological well-being. So what is it and how does one develop it? Self-esteem is what we think about ourselves, our level of confidence, and determines how we allow others to treat us. I...