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Could School Cause PTSD?

Some people's school experience is akin to the trauma experienced by people with post-traumatic stress disorder. 

I tell a composite story of such a person in my PsychologyToday.com article today. 

Should You Be a Stay-at-Home Dad?

Should you be a stay-at-home dad? 

In my PsychologyToday.com article today, I offer an internal debate within a married guy with a six-month old.

"Pay Attention, Teach'": A ten-minute playscript exploring communication with The Other

In another attempt to genre-bend to avoid the how-to article's aridity and pontification, my PsychologyToday.com contribution today is a 10-minute playscript. 

On one level, it's about the tension between a teacher and a student but it has implications for parenting, education, and for communicating, especially with someone different from you, in this case generationally.

Happiness for Sad People

By nature, I'm a mildly sad person. Not depressed, just a bit below neutral. 

Nothing can turn me into a ha-ha type. But various things mitigate the moroseness. I share some in my PsychologyToday.com article today.

Worry Nation

It seems that today, we have more to worry about, atop all the standard worries. 

In my PsychologyToday.com article today, I list some of those increased sources of anxiety and propose some not-magic pill approaches to reducing anxiety.

The Power of Calm

We all know that staying calm is usually helpful but it's easier said than today. 

On PsychologyToday.com, I tell a short-short story that may help keep calm's primacy top-of-mind.

"A Person of substance: The interior and exterior life of a morbidly obese person

Today, I wrote a short-short story to encourage us to think about what we want to accept about ourselves versus commit to change. It's my PsychologyToday.com article today. 

In Praise of My FlipNote

In an era of electronic notetaking devices from Evernote to iPhone voice memos, why would a tech-friendly guy like me prefer a totally non-electrical memo pad called a FlipNote. I explain why in my PsychologyToday.com article today.

Marty Nemko Returns to The Commonwealth Club. Six Big Societal Problems and Possible Solutions: health care, jobs, terrorism, education, U.S. debt.

I'm flattered that the Commonwealth Club has asked me back for my ninth appearance. In this one, I try to tackle six big societal problems: health care, jobs, terrorism, education,  and U.S. debt, It's a public event and here is the page for info and tickets.

A Day in the Life of a Doggie's Daddy

If you're contemplating getting a doggie (or simply want to be amused,) my PsychologyToday.com article today describes a day in the life of this Doggie Daddy.