Awfulizing Time

by Kristen Tobias, M.A.  I would like to discuss the premise that some events are reasonably characterized as “awful” and propose one strategy for dealing with this reality.  Those who practice REBT in its unadulterated form will not agree with

Lessons Learned

by Shannon O’Neill, M.A.  I have learned an abundant amount of knowledge during my time at Albert Ellis Institute and would like to share a piece of insight within my final blog. Upon receiving training and understanding that one’s evaluative

Dealing with Difficult People

by William Taboas, M.A.  I live in New York City and I must confess, I have a hard time dealing with some of the people here in the city. Don’t get me wrong, there are difficult people everywhere in the

The Highly Productive Lazy Day

by Brooke Guttenberg, Psy.D.  A few days ago I had my first real day off. For the first time in a long while I did not have any impending deadlines or outstanding items on my to-do list. Excited at the

Where Are You?

by Jennifer Shindman, Psy.D. Yesterday night, I was excited to get home and watch a TV show that I recorded on my DVR. About thirty minutes in however, I realized that I was not at all paying attention to the

How to Never Be a Failure

by Kristen Tobias, M.A. Our culture thrives on pigeonholing individuals as successes or failures, and it can be easy to get caught up in this illogical, irrational reasoning.  The success/failure dichotomy ignores the complexity of being human and presumes some

The Past is a Place of Reference, Not Residence

by Shannon O’Neill, M.A. “I should have done _____.” “Why didn’t I say _____?” “I didn’t have to act _____.” The above statements display a collection of potential thoughts that can run through individuals’ minds when they ruminate about regretful

All or Nothing Thinking

by Jennifer Shindman, Psy.D. How often have you said, or have heard someone say something like, if this goes wrong, my life is over, or something like, if I do not get a job after college, then I wasted the

Great Expectations

by Brooke Guttenberg, Psy.D. Have you ever thought about the expectations you hold for relationships, whether they be friendships or romantic partnerships? Many times we do set such expectations, even if we are not conscious of it. We may decide