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When You've Isolated Yourself

Whether because of COVID or other factors, more of my clients are living relatively isolated lives. Some are happy with that, but not all. My Psychology Today article today offers three composites and my  advice to each.

Vigilance: An under-considered and malleable characteristic

My Psychology Today article today describes a high-vigilance and a low-vigilance person and then offers a suggestion if you'd like to move your place on the continuum.

Noise! Reducing this under-considered source of stress

Some people seek noise, for example, those who enjoy a buzzy restaurant, nightclub, even a deafening concert.

But other people have too much noise in their life. They may even have gotten so used to it, they’re not aware of it, even though it’s stressful and distracting. My Psychology Today article today is for such people.

My Best Advice on Career and on Relationships

If this were my final post on Psychology Today, I’d make these points. They’re the ones my career and personal coaching clients have found most useful.  At some point, they’ve all been said in this blog, sometimes more than once, but this post aggregates them.

A Psychologically Rich Halloween Party for Adults

Halloween parties go way back to the 10th-century Celtic festival of Samhain, when people would light bonfires and wear costumes to ward off ghosts.

Today’s Halloween party may not ward off ghosts but offers an opportunity to create a psychologically rich experience. My Psychology Today article today describe the Halloween party my wife and I will be throwing.

For Gentle Souls An homage and suggestions

Today, we seem to venerate the loud-and-proud, big-and-bad, badass. Amid the din, the gentle soul can be underappreciated.

After all, disproportionately, gentle souls are listeners, reflective, patient, and considerate. My Psychology Today article today offers  some ideas that the gentle soul might find helpful.

Radical Honesty’s Limits

A recent post made the case for radical honesty,  and a follow-up addressed reader yes-buts.  My Medium.com article today discuses, with ample examples, radical honesty’s limits.

How to Be More Strategic or Detail-Oriented

My Psychology Today article today offers suggestions for how to become more of a strategic thinker or more detail oriented, assuming you want to and feel you can change.

Radical Honesty: Where its use is wise, when perhaps not

Here's the link.

What Clinical Psychology Might Look Like in 2030

Many psychotherapists, counselors, and their clients are pleased with their efforts' efficacy. But even many of them wish for better. The future may provide it.

My Psychology Today article today presents three possible improvements, both to offer hope for the future and to suggest ideas for people interested in a career that could additionally improve humankind's mental health.