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Real-Life Questions: An atheist seeks comfort; an everyman wants to give a talk

My Psychology Today article today offers composite questions that amalgamate queries and thoughts I’ve gleaned from clients, friends, even strangers I chat with in the Trader Joe’s line. One is about an atheist who seeks comfort. The other is an everyman who'd like to give talks. I offer my responses to each.

11 Things I’ve Come to Believe

We all have long-held beliefs, but it might be more valuable to you if I share my more recently acquired or revised ones. I describe them in my Psychology Today article today.

The Parents We Wish We Had: How differently do you think you would have turned out?

 

Core to much psychotherapy is examining the impacts of family of origin. Perhaps the little exercise I offer in my Psychology Today article today will elucidate its impact on you:

Career Gray Areas: Adapting conventional advice to your situation

Clients prefer crisp, clear answers. Alas, especially in the counseling professions but even in medicine, there’s much gray. Here are some gray areas in my field: career counseling. These may help you as you make your career choices.

Questions from the People: An atheist seeks comfort; an everyman wants to give a talk

My Psychology Today article today offers composite questions that amalgamate queries and thoughts I’ve gleaned from clients, friends, even strangers I chat with in the Trader Joe’s line. One is about an atheist who seeks comfort. The other is an everyman who'd like to give talks. I offer my responses to each.

Volunteering, Broadly Defined: Should you volunteer more, less, differently?

Normally, we think of volunteering as, for example, donating time to a non-profit or perhaps a friend. But there are less-considered options. I explore them in my Psychology Today article today.

Can You Invite People Over in the Time of COVID?

Many people, including those with no underlying conditions, are choosing to pretty much be on personal lockdown. One of its manifestations is that no one, outside the immediate family are allowed to visit.  Too often, the result is increased sadness, loneliness, and their impacts such as substance abuse, overeating, and even domestic violence.

My Psychology Today article today describes is how my wife and I have tried to optimize our risk/reward ratio.

The Straight Arrow: An underappreciated type?

 It seems we ever more venerate the rebel, especially the quirky artistic type. But has the pendulum swung too far from the straight arrow? I make the case in my Psychology Today article today.

Better than an Informational Interview

It’s long been recommended that career searchers do informational interviews, that is, ask a person or two what the career is really like.

In my clients’ experience, there is a far better way. I outline it in my Psychology Today article today.

A Search for Meaning: 4 questions to ask yourself

In an attempt to facilitate your deciding what to accept and what to change about you and your life, consider answering the four questions I list in my PsychologyToday.com article today.