What’s Your Tipping Point for Disassociating From a Loved One?
No matter what your child says or does, stand by them and love them. All of us must find our own way, and live up to…
Read articleDrinking Your Own Kool-aid: The Psychology of Hyping Yourself Up
New Yorkers tend to be a tad bit on the jaded side. Seen that. Been there. Done that. When superstorm Sandy hit, it was a bit…
Read articleWill Psychologists Go the Way of the Cowboy?
Singer Paula Cole asked “where have all the cowboys gone?”, disillusioned that things are not what they had seemed to be at first. Where is my…
Read articleHappy Mother’s Day: Let’s Hear it for the Pork
Winston Churchill once said, “I’m fond of pigs. Dogs look up to us. Cats look down on us. Pigs treat us as equals”. Puerto Ricans tend…
Read articleRisk-Taking as a Way of Life: What’s in your New Orleans Gumbo?
As far as I can remember I have been allergic to shellfish. One touch to my lips and I swell up like Kim Kardashian. Ok. Not…
Read articleThe Psychology of a House of Horrors in one’s Neighborhood
After I checked into my hotel, I rode up the elevator not really noticing who else was in the elevator with me besides my work colleagues.…
Read articleThe Dhampir: What’s a Mixed Race Monster Supposed to Do?
Do you love Buffy the Vampire Slayer? Do you love Supernatural? Did you love the X-Files, Battlestar Galactica and Farscape? Why the love for science fiction,…
Read articleHappy Birthday to Me: Thanks Mom
About eight years ago a colleague of mine told me of a special gesture he used to do for his wife on her birthday. He would…
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