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Death, Wealth, and the Psychological Anatomy of a Family Dispute

-Darren T. Case From the fifteenth century dispute over the succession to the British throne ultimately won by Queen Elizabeth I over her familial rival, Mary, Queen of Scots, to the more recent dispute amongst the Koch children fighting over their father’s $5.6 billion dollar fortune, death and disputes over a family’s wealth have beenContinue reading “Death, Wealth, and the Psychological Anatomy of a Family Dispute”

Self-Compassion: A Life-Changing Skill

-Neil Petersen It’s a cliche to say that we’re out own worst critics. But if you read the AllPsych blog very much, you know that psychology researchers are in the business of showing that a lot of the old cliches go a lot deeper than we might think. Today’s exhibit is self-compassion. Most of theContinue reading “Self-Compassion: A Life-Changing Skill”

9 Steps for Reducing Stress this Holiday Season

-Julia Lehrman, LCSW, RYT December is officially upon us. With the holiday season in full swing, we are more likely to encounter the unforeseen travel delays, frustratingly long lines, and triggering interpersonal interactions that tend to be commonplace this time of year. These situations can push our buttons and test our limits. Here are someContinue reading “9 Steps for Reducing Stress this Holiday Season”

Is Your Partner Really ‘Emotionally Unavailable’ or Is It You?

-Anna Lloyd “He’s just so emotionally unavailable.” This is one of the things I hear most often in my practice and one of the things I heard myself saying most often before I did my own work. I remember being utterly convinced of it. The evidence was in everything my husband did — the wayContinue reading “Is Your Partner Really ‘Emotionally Unavailable’ or Is It You?”

How to Stop Enabling

-Jonice Webb, PhD What is enabling? Enabling isn’t the same as helping. Helping is doing things that others can’t do for themselves. Enabling is doing for others what they can and should do for themselves. Codependent relationships are out of balance and often involve enabling. If you have codependent traits, you over-function, are overly responsible,Continue reading “How to Stop Enabling”