Traveling the world with my son: seeing the struggle, resilience and endurance of people As a girl who grew up in deep poverty in the South Bronx where crack was plentiful and milk was not, I learned a thing or two abut resilience and endurance along the way. […]
Autumn is almost here: The air may be turning crisp but my heart is warmed over In the wildly disturbingly awesome movie classic Apocalypse Now, there is the oft-repeated quote of “I love the smell of napalm in the morning.” It is a quote that shows how the […]
I lost it twice yesterday and I liked it There are those that argue that our personalities are hard-wired from the very beginning of our time in the world. Others note that we are a tabula rasa and are beings are filled in throughout time. I like […]
Your celebrity-like employees: Gauging happiness and anger before they quit As a manager you have to be attuned to the emotional ups and downs of staff. At least the good managers are. Recently, I noted to another manager colleague that I believed certain people were unhappy and […]
Photograph Psychology: Beauty in the eye of a beholder even if it is a garbage can One key demonstration of one’s sense of aesthetics and beauty are the photographs one takes while out in the world. Have you ever stopped your city walk-about to take a photograph […]
Birds of a feather when it comes to friends and money: Who foots the restaurant bill? When I started college, I noticed an odd thing in regards to first-year college roommates. They all seemed to have been placed together based on height. All pairs were […]
A six year old boy jumps for adventure He has turned six years old and he is loving his bike-riding moments. He loves being back at school and playing at recess with his old-school friends. It’s a big step to go from kindergarten to first-grade. He is […]
Mirror, Mirror no longer on the wall: How will I know I am the fairest of them all? The psychological end of summer is here and it is time to take stock of a few things? Did we look good in that bathing suit? Did we […]
The oddly intoxicating psychological effect of a black and white photo version of street art For the most part street art is not meant to be in black and white. Street art is nuanced and whimsical at times making you rethink what you may know. A splash […]
Thelma and Louise in the Workplace: The Psychology of a Different Type of Female Friendship The workplace and in day-to-day life there are many labeled types of “unconventional” yet conventional relationships. We have the Will and Grace relationship-types that exist in day-to-day life and in the work […]
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