The Letter I Reread 10 Times: A fictional short-short story

16 and Suicidal: A fictional short-short story

"I'm Scared I'll Outlive My Savings"A fictional short-short story

On Quitting

Death by a Thousand Cuts A fictional short-short story

The Wizard's Revenge: A short-short story

A Wrong Step? A fictional short-short story

A Man of Contradictions: A fictional short-short story

Are You Thinking About Disengaging From Life?

Some people decide they’ve had enough. They're not suicidal. They're just giving up on striving for much of anything. My Psychology Today article today asks some questions.

Suicide:An Interview with Dr. Mark Goulston

In this installment of The Eminents series on PsychologyToday.com, I interview Dr. Mark Goulston. He  is a psychiatrist, former Assistant Clinical Professor of Psychiatry at UCLA-NPI and inventor of Surgical Empathy, an approach he used with suicidal patients for more than twenty five years and none of his patients died by suicide. He is the co-author of the recent book,  Why Cope When You Can Heal?

A Man Gone Inert After Losing His Job

I recently failed with a 64-year-old client who got pushed out of his job. I describe what he's like and what I tried in my Psychology Today article today.

Perfect Suicide?

As my PsychologyToday.com contribution today, I wrote a short-short story about hubris, suicide, the first female president, and nuclear war.

Top Apps for Your Mental Health

Apps may never replace a therapist...or maybe they will. Good efficacy data isn't yet available but it's unarguable that an app is available 24/7 instead of 50 minutes a week, is more patient than a human therapist, there's no stigma to using an app, and it's dramatically less expensive.

Of course, for some people, therapy will be a better choice. But, for cost and convenience alone, in my PsychologyToday.com article today, I describe seven apps and two YouTube channels that deserve a look for anyone dealing with anxiety, depression, addiction, OCD, making or breaking a habit, or suicide. They all incorporate well-established psychological principles and have high user ratings across many reviewers.

Finding Hope When it Appears None Exists

My PsychologyToday.com article is on finding hope where it appears none exists. HERE is the link.