The Museum of You: An exercise that can provide insight into yourself

We may think about our most memorable experiences but less often about memorable objects. Those can illuminate who we were and perhaps are.

What would the Museum of You include? My Psychology Today article today helps you do it.

Living Simplified:At work, outside work, spending, saving, and more

Many people would like life to be easier. less complicated and stressful. My Psychology Today article today offers some ideas.

The Power of Mirroring

We all like people who are like us. So, it’s no surprise that mirroring our conversation partner’s behavior will both make them like us more and be open to our ideas.

Indeed, we all want to persuade, whether it’s to watch the movie we want, close that customer or donor, or get that no-longer special someone out of our life.

Of course, you don’t want to be a phony, but there’s a big difference between being phony and being adaptable. Only the self-absorbed act the same way with everyone. So, My Psychology Today article today offers ways in which we can flex to be more in sync with our conversation partners.

The Half-Hour Autobiography

 The half-hour autobiography is an activity that can inform your next steps forward. My Psychology Today article today describes how to do it with an example.

The Art of Counseling: Seven things counselors argue about.

We think of counselors as conciliators. Yet even they—after the clients are gone—are not above arguing. My Psychology Today article today presents both sides of seven common debates.

Toward Contentment

There's something better than the pursuit of happiness.

To explain, some people could be happy, at least for a while, being high all day while being ministered by sycophants. But contentment is more encompassing, more permanent. and more worthwhile. 

How can you gain greater contentment. My Psychology Today article today offers thoughts.

The Art of Remote Counseling for Counselors and Clients

Whether you’re the helping professional or the client, we’ve all gotten used to remote sessions. I had been conducting them long before COVID but have done many more during the pandemic.

My Psychology Today article today offers some things I’ve learned that may be of help.