Out of My Mind

There’s not a human on the planet devoid of microplastics and, in many instances, forever chemicals, among many other toxins, and there is growing evidence these poisons are impacting our mental health.

Impulsivity can prove dangerous, but it has an upside as well.

Is there something inherently dysfunctional about marrying someone much older or younger than oneself?

It’s said it’s better to go through life wearing rose-colored glasses than to spend time searching for demons. But sometimes the demons find us.

In America today, most children are heavily supervised, scheduled and monitored by parents or e-devices, missing the essential experience that allows them to truly possess their childhood years.

One of life’s greatest gifts is to deeply know and be known by another person. And one of its greater disappointments is to discover that a loved one is actually a mere acquaintance.

Those pursuing mental and physical well-being sometimes overlook an essential component.

Often, anger hides what’s really going on emotionally in someone’s life.

During emotionally challenging times, which self-care method is most beneficial? Mindfulness or hopefulness?

The absence of genuine, meaningful attention from others creates its own kind of emotional deficit.

One couple’s reluctance to share their erotic fantasies illustrates how secrets and honesty influence emotional intimacy.

Adults are supposed to express their wants and needs in a direct and transparent manner rather than pull peoples' chains with woeful whines, pouts, and long faces.

Unless one’s marriage or partnering is what psychologists call “high quality,” you may be better off single.

For most of us, the world demands far too much of our attention.

Sometimes, too much thinking and self-analysis get in the way of learning from our emotions.

Have you accepted the idea that young is attractive and old is not? Are you certain this is true?

Too often, people trade away their dreams, passions, autonomy and principles for promises of money, security and success, small comforts that rarely compensate for losing or repressing key elements of one's character and identity.

In your darkest moments, you may not feel hope, but somewhere in your future there may be a good accident waiting to happen.

In Freudian psychology it’s called “Thanatos,” or what is colloquially referred to as “the death wish.”