Entrainment is a great word that sounds like what it means. Ever notice how your mood shifts according to who is beside you? On a…
Category: Emotion Regulation
Common advice to therapists: When you work harder than your client, therapy has stopped. I had to remind myself this week. In retirement, without clients…
The winds are picking up. I can’t see through the hair in my face. Every half-dead twig in my locust tree has been slapped off…
“The past,” said the minister, “must not be a roadblock to the present.” Immediately I thought, ‘Great Again.’ It is easy to forget, in the…
On the road today, I spotted a giant van marked Disaster Response Team. Rust-orange letters on a pure white background. Can I dispatch that to…
The essence of sports lies not in winning but in mastery and personal growth. Children thrive on skill development, while some adults focus too heavily on competition. Coaches should inspire teamwork and personal achievement instead of fostering divisive rivalries.
What is it about courteous conversation, about respectful police work, about telling the truth that matters? Today cruelty has replaced decency. It is the new…
Watching videos of the Minneapolis protesters this week, bundled in ski garb, down coats and balaclavas, has me thinking metaphors. They are in a deep…
The White version of Black suffering remains stuck in victim-thoughts. When we hear stories of people made to suffer, we identify with their pain and…
My friend Coach Walters says every child wants discipline. He means the firm hand of a trustworthy adult, someone telling them what is OK to…