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Fallout from Ashley Madison Hack Continues, and Other News August 28, 2015 . 9 Comments
A cyber hack in July that released the names of thousands of users associated with Ashley Madison, a dating website designed to help its users find affair partners, may have long-term ... Read More
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Does Study Refute Long-Held Ideas about Bullying Behavior? July 29, 2015 . 2 Comments
The research-backed claim that people who bully others are jealous or have low self-esteem has long been theorized to be a possible explanation for cruel behavior, but a new study from ... Read More
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Why Pride Isn’t the Sin You Were Taught to Believe It Is July 21, 2015 . 14 Comments
As a marriage and family therapist, I’ve had a little training in art therapy—not to the point of having the expertise of an art therapist, but enough to be able to see some meaning ... Read More
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Why Do I Feel Like Something Is Missing in Me? June 2, 2015 . 21 Comments
“It’s taken me a long time to get here,” Jessica lamented in her first session. “I don’t know what my problem is. I just feel unhappy. Something is missing in my life, but I don’t ... Read More
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Does Excessive Adoration Lead to Narcissism in Children? March 11, 2015 . 9 Comments
Participation trophies, praising children for no apparent reason, and encouraging every child to feel special are relatively new developments in parenting culture, and most of us have heard ... Read More
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How to Build a Backbone in 3 Easy Steps December 15, 2014 . 15 Comments
Do you allow others to take advantage of you? Do you avoid speaking up for yourself? Well, now’s the time to build your backbone! One that works, doesn’t wobble, and gets stronger ... Read More
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Can Looking at Facebook Make You Feel Depressed? September 9, 2014 . 6 Comments
If you find yourself endlessly scanning Facebook only to feel worse about yourself or your life, you’re not alone. According to a new study published in Computers in Human Behavior, ... Read More
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Conveying Confidence: It’s What You Say, Not What You Do September 2, 2014 . 4 Comments
Everyone knows a braggart, and most people have witnessed endless self-promotion on social media sites. For those who are more self-conscious, preferring humility to self-aggrandizement, ... Read More
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Break Bones? No, but Name-Calling Can Injure Self-Esteem September 1, 2014 . 8 Comments
Walking to work the other day, I passed a young couple on the sidewalk and something happened that made me think about how low self-esteem seems to run in families. The man was wearing ... Read More
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Feeling Unworthy or Undeserving? Let’s Undo That July 28, 2014 . 20 Comments
Being deserving means having an expectation of goodness in your life. It is the goodness of people, relationships, and situations that we all want and deserve in our lifetime. We are all ... Read More
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9 Affirmations to Repeat Every Day July 25, 2014 . 12 Comments
What if we told you that with a single simple phrase, you could turn a bad day into a great one and turn pessimism into an instantly brightened attitude? You could write “I am beautiful” ... Read More
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Marijuana Could Help Epilepsy, and Other News June 27, 2014 . 6 Comments
For children experiencing treatment-resistant epilepsy, every day may be filled with seizures. Their parents have increasingly begun advocating for the legalization of medical marijuana ... Read More