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A Workover: A Nanny Wants to Make a Living from Dance

On PsychologyToday.com, I've been posted edited transcripts of Workovers: People call in with their work problem and I try to help.  

Today's offering is about a woman who wanted to make a living with "conscious dance.

Stories of Seclusion: A Woman's Best Friend

This series, Stories of Seclusion tells composite stories of people who have spent much time alone.
Today's installment tells of Melanie and her best friend Bruno, her dog.

Stories of Seclusion: A Woman Reconciles Her Life in Solitude

My PsychologyToday.com series, Stories of Seclusion (Scroll down that page to see the previous installments) tells composite stories of people who have spent much time alone.  

Today's installment tells of an older psychotherapist who worried she'd die without having really mattered.

Effective Altruism

William MacAskill is the author of new book, Doing Good Better: Effective Altruism and How You Can Make a Difference. 

My interview with him is my PsychologyToday.com article today.

Musings on a Pin Head

Imagine you had a lifetime to make the head of pin: You had to find the metals, alloy it into stainless steel, and form it into a pin head. 

Without a lot of help and machines, few of us could do it, as economist Adam Smith pointed out. Yet we can buy a whole stainless steel pin for a penny.

But where does the metal itself came from? The first atom? The first quark?

“God” strikes me as a lazy answer—shorthand for “We have no idea.”  Scientists’ answer, “The Big Bang,” is no more satisfying---It still begs the question, “What created the Big Bang?”

Thus begins my PsychologyToday.com article today, Musings on a Pin Head.

Job Hunting Reinvented

Job seekers nor employers trust the hiring process. Resumes, cover letters, and interview responses may more reflect the candidate's willingness to dissemble and/or spend money on a hired gun than on the candidate's competence to do the job. And everyone gets good references but in too many cases, the accolades are inflated.

Even though many employers don't trust that standard hiring process, they still use it. But job seekers that truly would be excellent in their target job can offer themselves up in a way that will be more compelling. I describe that approach in my PsychologyToday.com article today.

The Unveiling: A Jewish Tradition With Lessons for Us All

American Jews have created a tradition of close family and friends gathering at the gravesite about a year after a loved one died.  

Today, I presided over my mom's unveiling. I describe that poignant and instructive experience in my PsychologyToday.com article today.

The Unveiling: A Jewish Tradition All Might Consider Adopting

American Jews have created a tradition of close family and friends gathering at the gravesite about a year after a loved one died.  

Today, I presided over my mom's unveiling. I describe that poignant and instructive experience in my PsychologyToday.com article today.

Psychotherapist and Counselor Training Reinvented

A large percentage of university-based training time for most professions, including psychotherapists and counselors is spent on theoretical and other academic learning that is far less value to a practitioner than what I propose in my PsychologyToday.com article today.

Declare Your Independence from That Which Shackles You

We may not be in chains but we're all shackled in one way or another. Might Independence Day be the time to shed one or more of your restraints?  I describe some of the the most common in my PsychologyToday.com article today.