65, long-term unemployed, tech-light, seeks a good-paying career.

 A caller to my radio show was quite a challenge. She's 65, been on disability most of her life because of depression and now wants a job. She's tech-light and says she wants her career to reflect her "social justice values." 

I post an edited transcript of our exchange as my PsychologyToday.com article today.

Could School Cause PTSD?

Some people's school experience is akin to the trauma experienced by people with post-traumatic stress disorder. 

I tell a composite story of such a person in my PsychologyToday.com article today. 

Should You Be a Stay-at-Home Dad?

Should you be a stay-at-home dad? 

In my PsychologyToday.com article today, I offer an internal debate within a married guy with a six-month old.

"Pay Attention, Teach'": A ten-minute playscript exploring communication with The Other

In another attempt to genre-bend to avoid the how-to article's aridity and pontification, my PsychologyToday.com contribution today is a 10-minute playscript. 

On one level, it's about the tension between a teacher and a student but it has implications for parenting, education, and for communicating, especially with someone different from you, in this case generationally.

Happiness for Sad People

By nature, I'm a mildly sad person. Not depressed, just a bit below neutral. 

Nothing can turn me into a ha-ha type. But various things mitigate the moroseness. I share some in my PsychologyToday.com article today.

Worry Nation

It seems that today, we have more to worry about, atop all the standard worries. 

In my PsychologyToday.com article today, I list some of those increased sources of anxiety and propose some not-magic pill approaches to reducing anxiety.

The Power of Calm

We all know that staying calm is usually helpful but it's easier said than today. 

On PsychologyToday.com, I tell a short-short story that may help keep calm's primacy top-of-mind.