What if They have the Answer?

Everyone has struggled in their marriage at some point.  And we have all heard the elevated statistics in the U.S. for divorce for first marriages, with numbers for second marriages being even more dismal.  But what about those who successfully remain married for decades?  What if they have some of the answers? Earlier this year,…

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Don’t You Love to Suffer?

Not Me!  You are probably thinking that is a pretty dumb question and I can understand your sentiment.  I don’t think most of us would choose to suffer, yet, in a variety of ways, we all experience suffering.  But have you ever considered that suffering can make you stronger? Two psychologists from the University of…

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Has Your Mind Been Hijacked?

“Perhaps sometimes when I smell freshly baked cookies, my brain can’t think about anything else except getting one of those cookies.  So, I suppose it gets hijacked then.”  True, but I am referring to hijacking that actually impacts our ability to rationally process our thoughts. In a research study conducted with 520 subjects at the…

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