Medicare Progress
No, this isn’t a post about Medicare for All (which is a great goal, but a problematic 2020 campaign platform,… Continue Reading Medicare Progress
No, this isn’t a post about Medicare for All (which is a great goal, but a problematic 2020 campaign platform,… Continue Reading Medicare Progress
Among counseling students and faculty, there is a fun exercise that consists of naming the diagnostic categories for the characters… Continue Reading Is there an “Addictive Personality”…?
After last week’s mass shootings, people have been busy pointing fingers, and “white supremacy” has become a point of contention.… Continue Reading Masculinity – Healthy and Toxic: Our Society’s Challenge
At this time of year, we tend to think of what we’re thankful for in terms of the basic human… Continue Reading Thanksgiving – “Grateful for” and “Grateful to”
One of the basic tenets of Alfred Adler’s theory is that most social realities are fictions – and they are… Continue Reading No, We’re Not “Divided” – Some of Us Are Simply Lost from Social Reality
Earlier this year, I gave a talk at Adler University for their “Transformative Empowerment” conference put on by the Center… Continue Reading Adlerian Interpretation of the Twelve Steps
With the recent spate of revelations about sexual abuse, sexual harassment, and sexual assault being reported in the media, many… Continue Reading Sin and Injury: When Sorry Is Not Enough
On the fourth of my trips to Adler’s Vancouver campus last fall, I came before the Canadian border officer, as… Continue Reading Let’s Try Saying “Americans” Instead of “America” – A Lesson from Canadians
It’s hard to say anything calming or therapeutic since the election in November. Many people are feeling vindicated and many… Continue Reading Ethics, Truth, and Our Political World of 2016
In May, I presented at the North American Society of Adlerian Psychology’s annual conference in Minnesota, along with colleagues from… Continue Reading Encouragement, Pain, and Survival