By: Ashley Oliver, M.S. True Confession: I have been avoiding my grandmother’s phone calls. It’s officially been 2 weeks and 2 days that I have purposefully “missed” her phone calls. Why would I be avoiding a precious 93-year-old woman? Well
By Aliza Panjwani, M.A. Have you said yes to a project, a person, or event lately even when your plate was overflowing? Do you feel like you HAVE to do it all? “Yes, I’ll take that meeting. Yes, I’ll attend
By Kimberly Alexander, M.S. Whether it be about family, dating and relationships, or work stress, perhaps there might be differences in terms of how one responds to a problem (not entirely or always) but in the end, NO ONE,
By Ray DiGiuseppe, Ph.D. After finishing my doctorate in 1975, I arrived at the AEI to study under Albert Ellis. One of the requirements at that time was for all trainees to attend an experiential group therapy lead by Al.
By Stephen C. Bosco, M.A. I went through a horrific break-up recently. We were together for about three and half years and I thought of him as “the one”. We moved in together and conversations revolved around color pallets and
by Monica Shah, M.Ed. Let’s face it – relationships aren’t easy. Conflict between partners is unavoidable, and it can bring up a whole slew of unhealthy negative emotions such as anger, anxiety, and hurt. Relationships can also provide us with
by Joseph Castrogiovanni, M.S., MHC-LP Research paper due next week? Ugh, I totally forgot. I haven’t even started collecting articles. It needs to be how many pages?! An annotated bibliography too?! This is going to take me forever. I’m sure
by Ashley Oliver, M.S. Yikessss, its summertime and I already feel burned out! I feel like I should be taking in the precious days of summer we have left in New York by going for more walks, attending block
by Aliza Panjwani, M.A. How many of you responded aloud or internally with an emphatic “YES”? Being a transplant from a suburb outside Toronto, transitioning to life in the city (New Yorkers never call it the Big Apple, I soon
By Josh Dredze, Psy.D I’m not a New Yorker. Born and bred on the north side of Chicago, I still wear my Cubs hat proudly. Yet for social and professional reasons, I have found myself on the east coast and