Practicing Mental Illness

A lively debate has begun in the stress management community over  Kelly McGonigal’s Ted Talk  in which she presents research that indicate...

Mindfulness is either on the cusp of something great, or risks becoming the latest self-help fad to perish from oversimplification.  It has...

For the past couple of years, meditation has been easy.  I’d put in some hard work over the previous decade and had found a place of stilln...

Mindfulness works as a therapy to increase impulse control.  While the results of practice are well-researched, the neurological mechanisms...

My wife and I are older parents.  We like to think we have much wisdom to pass on, but we have to be mindful of some very negative things we...

Certainly, the people closest to you want what’s best for you.  They want you to be safe, secure, and, if possible, happy.  Sometimes they ...

I recently presented to a large group of Direct Support Professionals, people who support individuals with behavioral challenges.    I have...