By Kristen Tobias, M.A. Debate about the timeline for completion of socially sanctioned adult milestones rages on in private and public spheres. For example, a Princeton alumna’s recent Letter to the Editor informed women that a goal of college should
By Dan Prendergast, M.A. To address indecision, I’d like to first make a distinction between decisions and choices, because I think people get themselves into trouble conflating the two. I think that it is best to think of choices as
By Shonda Lackey, Ph.D. “Be an un-label.” This is the advice I came across while reading an article in the online edition of Inc. magazine yesterday. In the article, Marc Ecko, founder of Ecko UNLTD, shared five tips for success
By Brooke Guttenberg, M.S. Being the fallible human being I am, at times, I may focus my energy on wanting others around me to change. To be completely truthful, during these moments it is very likely I am actually demanding
By Kristen Tobias, M.A. A commonly held goal across diverse therapeutic orientations is self-actualization, or a mindset that encourages individuals to strive towards reaching their full potential. We can all probably identify periods in our own life when we were
By Shonda Lackey, Ph.D. Do you use Facebook or know people who do? Let’s say the status announcing yourself as a newlywed receives less comments and “likes” than your friend’s status about her new pet. Does this mean that your
By Kristen Tobias, M.A. Have you ever had a significant decision to make and felt stuck or paralyzed by indecisiveness? Perhaps it was a decision related to something considered a major life stressor (e.g., moving, taking a new job, ending
By Brooke Guttenberg, M.S. Why must we act in self-defeating and self-sabotaging ways? According to ancient philosopher Marcus Tullius Cicero, this pattern of behavior is nothing new. As far back as 50 B.C. Cicero exclaimed, “He is his own worst
By Dan Prendergast, M.A. I have come to believe that there is often an important link between particular anxieties and an individual’s values, and that if recognized this link can frequently be used such that we act on values instead
By Shonda Lackey, Ph.D. I’m just tryin’ to find A decent melody A song that I can sing In my own company Sound familiar? If so, it’s probably because you’ve heard these lyrics sung by U2 during a performance of