If you’re plagued by insomnia or taking too long to fall asleep, you’ll find plenty of advice online. Yet a third of U.S. adults report not getting enough sleep, so that advice might not be helping much. I have a technique to offer the sleep-deprived, and it’s not one I’ve … [Read more...] about A Technique for Overcoming Insomnia
Inner Passivity
Notes to Psychotherapists on Addressing Inner Passivity
Earlier this month I received an email from a young psychotherapist, in practice for just a few years, who was struggling to understand how, despite his best efforts, a client of his had committed suicide. He wrote, in part: I recently experienced a therapist’s worst nightmare … [Read more...] about Notes to Psychotherapists on Addressing Inner Passivity
Another Visual Portrayal of Our Psyche’s Dynamics
Our body, mind, and psyche are fundamentals of our existence. Our body is visible to us and our mind is at our disposal. But our psyche tends to hide in the mist of our unconscious, like the hint of a person lurking in the background of a dream. When we don’t know basic … [Read more...] about Another Visual Portrayal of Our Psyche’s Dynamics
Get to Know Your Psyche’s Operating Systems
People tend unconsciously to falsify reality. We’re usually not aware of how and why our sense of reality is distorted, which is an impediment to our intelligence. What's causing this distortion of reality? At play in our psyche, with distinct and separate “operating … [Read more...] about Get to Know Your Psyche’s Operating Systems
How to Love Yourself
A lot of people struggle with the challenge of trying not only to feel good about themselves but, more urgently, trying to avoid feeling bad or really bad about themselves. When individuals understand the primary psychological dynamics that produce self-doubt, … [Read more...] about How to Love Yourself