Thinking Forward
At the turn of a new decade, many Americans continue to seek out innovative ways to enhance their lives and acquire a fresh reset into this next year. Our voices narrate stories about ourselves that are responsible for [...]
Dethroning the Voice of Shame – Part II
Please read Part I here. No longer neglected as part of the human condition and family of experiences, shame is now being termed as the Master Emotion. Truly a juggernaut of personal and interpersonal affects within culture, shame carries [...]
Healing Trauma Memories – The Effects of Trauma (Part II)
Please read Part 1 here. Overcoming negative thoughts and emotions of a trauma narrative are linked to deliberately, repeatedly, and gradually revisiting the painful, upsetting, and oftentimes distressing memories associated with the trauma. A new conceptual framework for [...]
Cannabis and the Adolescent Brain
Granville Stanley Hall, American psychologist and the founder of the child study movement in his era, wrote in 1904 about the exhilarating turbulence of adolescence: These years are the best decade of life. No age is so responsive [...]
The Necessity of Emotional Regulation in Anxiety – Part II
Reference to the previous article on emotional regulation is here. Anxiety-related circumstances are some of the more common expressions of mental health needs within our societal landscape. The current statistical significance indicates that a multitude of Americans are [...]
Fighting Loneliness by Taking on the Inner Critic
Loneliness continues to be a problematic internal experience for many Americans, and you can read more about this reflection here. The current trends of our American loneliness landscape continue to indicate that loneliness impacts people across all ages. [...]