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What do young people need to succeed? Success and getting ahead in life relies on people skills and communication.

This post originally published when David was entering Kindergarten. Two years later, Katherine is. But these rules stay the same. When your contract stipulates writing two to four original blog posts a day, every conversation and interaction of your day is potential blog material. Eric knows this, as do my good friends, my mom, and…

Even before I read Kate Dailey’s Newsweek post, “From Excess to Exercise: Group Helps Men and Women Live Sober Through Sweat,” I was a firm believer in group exercise as a way to treat addiction. For a variety of different reasons:   The bond and community element is much like those that form in 12-step…

In his post, “You Want Mental Health? Get Into the Body,” Elisha Goldstein tells us to pay better attention to our legs and knees, our stomachs and arms, in order to help our mental health. He writes: Just like we feel good when we’re loved, part of that includes loving our bodies. It can give…

On Mindful Monday, my readers and I practice the art of pausing, TRYING to be still, or considering, ever so briefly, the big picture. We’re hoping this soul time will provide enough peace of mind to get us through the week! I’m about to confess something that I know will be judged by some as…

My friend, Fr. Joe, has an interesting perspective on heaven. On his post, “When it Comes to Heaven, it’s Good to have an Insurance Policy,” he writes: I get the weirdest remarks from people sometimes. A man said to me the other day, “You Catholics are morbid with your idea of death, and life after…

I am very honored and flattered to be included in fellow blogger John McManamy’s picks of top mental health blogs. He’s chosen some of my favorites, as well, like Gretchen Rubin’s Happiness Project and Katherine Stone’s Postpartum Progress. Thanks so much, John, for this smart compilation! But you forgot you! To get to John’s post,…

This interview is from November, 2007. Thanks to both Larry Parker, who now has a blog, and Lilit Marcus for directing me toward Liz Spikol’s mental health blog, “The Trouble With Spikol.” I have so enjoyed following her blog because (not totally unlike me) she is brutally honest. A woman who tells it like it…

For newbies, or for any reader wanting more information, I recently wrote out 10 steps to make your own self-esteem file. These instructions are featured in this Beliefnet gallery that you can get to by clicking here. Here’s my intro to the gallery: Three years ago I walked into my therapist’s office feeling like a…

A typical Saturday morning in our highly-sensitive house looks like this: 2:00 a.m. HSH (highly sensitive husband) goes downstairs to sleep on the couch because he keeps getting awoken by the loud snoring of his HSW (highly sensitive wife), who is having anxiety dreams (she missed her final exam because she got carried away with…
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