It’s a wicked experience. You wake with your heart racing at two or three in the morning. Nauseous. You might wonder if you are dying or having a heart attack. Usually, less…
How Drawing and Mindfulness Support Mental Health
Source: Courtesy of William Doan The most exciting, impactful, and innovative science happens when experts across different fields collaborate. This post describes one collaboration that is changing how we think about mindfulness-based…
Feeling Unlucky in Love? |
My therapy practice includes a lot of clients like Jane, who is like so many of us. Jane has always operated on the belief that if she just works hard enough, she…
Do COVID Infections Impact Mental Health?
Maridav/Adobe Stock More than four years after the first humans became infected with the SARS-CoV-2 virus, scientists understand more than ever before about how COVID-19 affects people. Beyond respiratory symptoms, COVID can…
A Simple Starting Point for Healing: Active Meditation
The late Harvard psychologist Daniel Wegner wrote a classic paper in 1987 called Paradoxical Effects of Thought Suppression.1 He demonstrated that the more you try not to think about something—the study asked…
Soothing Anxiety or Rewarding Relaxation?
Kawe Rodrigues/Unsplash As often as possible, I train horses by non-edible reward. It’s more effective and longer-lasting than the more commonly used technique of training by negative reinforcement. My reasons for relying…
Couples and Their Biggest Misunderstandings
I recently received a letter from a wife concerned about her relationship with this query. Dear Dr. G., I have been married for five years and thought that I married the right…
How to Deal With Disappointed Expectations
Source: fizkes/Shutterstock I recently had a big disappointment when my daughter’s number one college choice proved to be prohibitively expensive—three times more than the average college. After my wife and I gathered…
A Kinder Valentine’s Day |
Source: Adobe Stock | sulit(.)photos Relationships are challenging.1, 5 As Valentine’s Day approaches, I’ve noticed an interesting trend among clients. Couples have scheduled sessions just before the holiday; some have booked follow-ups…
How to Overcome the Fear of Death
2.25.24 Do you fear death? If so you have thanatophobia. It’s one of the most common fears people suffer from. Some fear the pain that may be associated with dying. The spiritual…