How to Cope When Your Children Leave Home
For some parents, their child leaving home is a trauma comparable to bereavement. And having friends tell them…
Gratitude as the Key to Happiness
Tell someone struggling with money worries, or trying to make the best of an unfulfilling relationship, that gratitude…
Are You a Self-Help Addict?
It is often said that people can become addicted to anything, though few would include the self-help industry.…
The Role of Social Media in Mental Illness
Those involved in the media know that fear sells; shocking headlines and sensationalist language grab and hold the…
Thoughts About Finding Your Passion in Life
Joseph Campbell, the great American scholar and mythographer, used to advise his students to “follow your bliss.” If…
What Is Life? – Love, Meaning, and Happiness
Even the shallowest individual occasionally pauses to consider the deep questions. What is life? Why are we here?…
The Hipster: A 21st Century Search for Identity and Authenticity
Go to a formerly poor, working-class area of London or New York and sooner or later you will…
Freud, Jung and the Nature of Dreams
Few areas of depth psychology arouse so much interest and controversy as the nature of dreams. Freud, Jung,…
Joseph Campbell: Myth and Self-Growth
The American scholar Joseph Campbell believed that mythology could guide the individual along a path of personal growth…
