3 Ways ‘Ghosting’ Undermines Your Emotional Health
Unfortunately, the term “ghosting” continues to gain popularity, particularly on social media platforms and dating apps. You know the routine: you participate in a virtual conversation, it seems to be going well, and suddenly—poof!—the other person goes silent, disappearing into cyberspace and leaving you wondering: “What happened?” Ghosting can happen in established relationships as well. […]
Searching For Meaning In Your Pain
There are no shortages of tragedies in life. Yet 2020 proved to be a landmark year for pain and heartbreak. It’s difficult to imagine any time in recent history when so many hardships confronted us and altered the way we live. Wearing masks in public and educating our children on-line have nearly become routine. But […]
How to Survive Toxic Relationships at the Office
Why do some office relationships deteriorate into high school histrionics, complete with backstabbers, gossipers, seducers, and drama queens? Is there a way to thrive at the office when relationships turn toxic? Group dynamics at the office As a group therapist, I’ve spent a lifetime studying the dynamics that emerge in groups. I’ve witnessed people who […]
5 Ways to Deal with Despair That Won’t Go Away
When you’re agonizing under the weight of despair, simple tasks feel daunting. Getting out of bed, showering, or leaving the house requires herculean effort. To live with despair means to wake up every morning with a heaviness pressing down on your chest and a feeling of exhaustion no matter how many hours you slept. Perhaps […]
7 Challenges Kids Face That Have Nothing to Do with Parenting
Whenever young people exhibit behavioral problems, many mental health professionals are quick to blame their parents. Of course, no one can deny the profound effect that parents have on children, but is parenting really all that influential? Is parenting truly the omnipotent determinator of a child’s future? If parenting were truly all-powerful, children raised by […]
Why You Don’t Believe in Happiness Anymore
When you start with big dreams, full of youthful enthusiasm, happiness always seems within reach. Over time, challenged by obstacles and hardships, your commitment to those dreams is tested. But you’re still young, so you push on and persevere. Then you get hit with big disappointments, letdowns in your career, love life, or friendships. You feel […]
3 Reasons Therapy Can Fail With Addiction
If you’ve ever loved someone struggling with addiction, you know that there are few sufferings as agonizing. Addiction is a rollercoaster ride of impassioned highs and lows. It has the power to devastate relationships, rip apart families apart, and even end lives. What makes addiction so challenging? No matter how many times the addict emerges clean […]