Retraining your Brain through Prayer and Meditation
Recovery from troubling thoughts, emotional surges, addictions, and bad habits can be greatly assisted by retraining the brain. To get...
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Brainfood for Living Well
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SECOND-HAND STRESS
As a follow-up for my recent columns on Coping with Difficult People, here is some assertiveness training for dealing with emotional...
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Lessons Life Has Taught Me
The elements of the good life, of God’s life coming through us, are the fruits of the Spirit: love, joy, peace, patience, kindness,...
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Growing Younger on the Inside
At seventy-five, I am less and less interested in the exterior of people’s lives – what their bodies, clothes, houses, vacations, or...
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Psychology 101
Ever wonder why two brothers or sisters turn out to be so different from each other? What drives some people to love so strong, or work...
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Is your Faith Toxic or Healthy?
IS YOUR FAITH HEALTHY? What is healthy faith, anyway, and who am I to judge it? As a psychologist, I can tell when people’s religious...
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Overwhelmed with Problems right now?
A TOOL KIT FOR SOLVING LIFE’S PROBLEMS The Chinese written language is marvelously colorful. Their words are illustrated by little...
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Get Your Mood Shot
Fight off Depression from Winter Cold,Long Nights, and Holiday Stress The winter crud that climbed into me last year sat into my sinuses...
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Marijuana: Is it Doing me more Harm than Good?
Marijuana: Thoughts on its Use, Abuse, and Legalization by Paul Schmidt, Ph.D. I have never really had a position or opinion on...
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Emotional Intelligence: How is Yours?
EMOTIONAL INTELLIGENCE: How does Yours Stack up? Like mental intelligence, emotional intelligence is a combination between inborn...
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Three Doors to Live Behind
Game Players, Team Players, and Game Changers As a psychologist, I’m not much on typologies. They assume all people fit nicely into one...
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Making Important Decisions
When difficult, important decisions have to be made, it’s good to have a clear view of our priorities. We need to know the goals we have...
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