The Bright Side of Your Bad Mood
In addition to being annoying, being told to be happy all the time actually backfires. As a society, we have become increasingly intolerant of...
50 Shades of Bad Mood
“What’s in a name? That which we call a rose by any other name would smell as sweet.” In Romeo and Juliet, Juliet contends...
The One Question Therapists Don’t Often Ask–but Should
It takes a great deal of courage to make an appointment with a psychiatrist. Oftentimes there is a lag between obtaining a therapist’s number...
Seeing Green…With Creativity
The next time you need a boost of creativity, whether embarking on a creative project or struggling to solve a problem big or small,...
Sunshine: Cutting-Edge Medicine
For many years, I had a dark and dingy office with a soot-smeared window in a sterile hospital building. It was minimalist, to say...
It is What It is? Or is It?
"It is what it is.” This hackneyed phrase is on repeat in your head and odds are, you don’t even know it. We rarely...







