“Research shows that about 45 percent of youth in the U.S. now spend some time without a biological parent by late adolescence.” And for children from disadvantaged socioeconomic groups, the numbers are even higher. A sociologist from Princeton University states: “If we were asked to design a system for making sure that children’s basic needs…
I must confess that I was somewhat baffled by a recent psychology article concerning factors that make life meaningful. The article stated that there are three factors – 1) Coherence (the feeling that life makes sense), 2) Purpose (having goals to work towards), and 3) Mattering (the feeling that life has value and makes a…
I recently sat with a client as he expressed his frustration over the fact that his wife doesn’t listen to him. Oh, she was present in the room but she wasn’t genuinely engaging with what he was saying. This would lead to him getting angry and sarcastic, which certainly wasn’t productive. As a matter of…
You may be thinking, “I wish I had time to relax but there is just too much to do.” And my guess is that there always is and always will be. I had a client a number of years ago who was working hard to keep his business afloat. He would try to get up…
While most of us think about the holidays (Thanksgiving, Christmas, and New Year’s) as days to look forward to, just as many often cringe when they think about what is in store for them. You see, not all family get-to-gathers always go well. You may even dread them. I have one client, who is an…
