When I was a kid, I took an annual summer vacation with my parents and two older siblings to Long Beach Island, on the New Jersey shore. Here’s a snapshot…
One of my favorite exchanges from “The Office” involves Jim and Pam talking about taking “mental pictures” of their wedding so that they can truly savor the moment. As they’re…
Recently a patient was telling me that she “lost it” on her husband, who failed to empty the dishwasher after she had asked him to do it several times. She…
Recently, I saw the Broadway show Every Brilliant Thing, starring the incomparable Daniel Radcliffe. Radcliffe plays a man whose mother has a longstanding history of depression and suicide attempts. As…
So many of us are anxious, angry, and aggrieved about the news. Which is no surprise: the news is awful, and in our faces all day, every day. It’s becoming…
Want to know how to argue effectively? You’ve probably heard of the “I” statement. It involves expressing displeasure with someone by making a statement starting with “I,” as in, “I…
Do you often find yourself catastrophizing? That is, do you ask yourself “What If?” questions and assume that the worst possible outcome is bound to occur? This was the case…
In the past several years, I’ve become a big proponent of watching TV—without a phone nearby—as a strategy for coping with stress. You may be rolling your eyes as you’re…
Recently, a patient explained that her parents were coming to town and had volunteered to babysit so that she and her husband could have a night out in the city.…
“What if this pain in my arm means that I have a serious illness?” “What if I fail at my new job?” “What if I said too much at the…