What do you want, and why do you want it? How intense is your wanting? To what degree is your wanting a form of suffering? These are questions tackled by philosopher-entrepreneur Luke Burgis in his book, Wanting: The Power of Mimetic Desire in Everyday Life (St. Martin’s … [Read more...] about Haunted by Incessant Wanting
My New Book: Healing Our Deadly Flaw
We’ve all seen dysfunctional people create disorder in families, communities, and nations. It’s been an especially gruesome sight in recent decades. As a psychotherapist, I understand the roots of the problem. A specific psychological weakness, a flaw in human nature, is largely … [Read more...] about My New Book: Healing Our Deadly Flaw
Inner Conflict’s Role in Child Suicide
The mental-health pandemic pummeling young people doesn’t get the headlines Covid does. Even last fall when the American Academy of Pediatrics declared a national emergency in child and adolescent mental health, warning of “soaring rates” of depression, anxiety, and loneliness, … [Read more...] about Inner Conflict’s Role in Child Suicide
Putin’s Psyche
Russia’s military invasion of Ukraine, a display of barbaric consciousness, is an example of how inner conflict, the war zone in our psyche, is a force capable of producing a devastating war among nations. All it takes is one conflicted, politically powerful person—in this … [Read more...] about Putin’s Psyche
The Flaw Wars that Sabotage Relationships
This post is an excerpt from my late wife Sandra Michaelson’s book, LoveSmart: Transforming the Emotional Patterns that Sabotage Relationships. The book exposes how we unconsciously resist recognition of our own barriers to being more loving, while choosing instead to blame our … [Read more...] about The Flaw Wars that Sabotage Relationships