Spring cleaning season has arrived, and I’ve already donated old clothes, reorganized my drawers, and dusted all of the previously neglected nooks and crannies of my apartment. As soon as I accomplished all of that, I started wondering what other environments I could help restore (once I’m in my cleaning mode, it’s hard to break…
What percentage of people cheat on their spouses and significant others? Common wisdom says it’s about one in five, but few have faith in the stats. After all, most folks don’t admit to affairs, even when participating in studies. Ultimately, the bottom line is that cheating happens more often than we’d like to believe. But…
Ever feel like someone you know is thinking of you — or even talking about you in your absence? Maybe you’ve even come to associate it with a specific sensation in your body or a sudden change in your mood. Or maybe you just want to know whether your intuitions are correct. What are the…
You broke up — but you’re still in love and want to get back together. It’s a familiar tale, and often for a good reason. After all, people break up and make up all the time. So what are the signs you’ll get back together? As with all relationship-related advice, a lot depends on the…
You broke up with your partner, but they won’t leave you alone. Or maybe they dumped you, but now they suddenly have an extreme interest in you and won’t stop texting. So what gives? Most likely, your ex still sees potential in you two as a couple, and they’re trying to gauge your interest. If…
Physicians are under immense pressure to provide quality care for their patients while also managing the demands of their practices. To meet these demands, physicians must manage their time and resources effectively. Time management is essential for physicians to provide quality care for their patients. They must be able to prioritize their patient’s needs and…
Like many of you, I watched last week’s incident between Chris Rock and Will Smith at the Academy Awards ceremony with a mixture of fascination and disbelief. For those who somehow missed it, Rock, a world-renowned comedian, made a joke about Smith’s wife while preparing to present an award. Smith responded by walking on stage…
As I continue my training in psychoanalysis, I am beginning to see the importance that this modality offers clients to work at a deeper level then the traditional psychotherapy we are taught in graduate school. Graduate school, as a generalist model, provides the basic tools to engage clients in the therapeutic process and after becoming…
It wasn’t until much farther down my career path that I figured out how to turn my life experience into life coaching… Many years ago, I remember walking into my second-grade classroom after lunch to see the words “What do you want to be when you grow up?” written on the chalkboard. It was a…
Rewrite your new, personal definition of success based on who you are and what’s important to you. Write it down. Come back to it in a few days and amend it. Notice how you feel when you immerse yourself in the version of success you’ve discovered that is solely based on who you are. Remember,…
