By Merav Harris, M.S. Big cities are unforgiving places, and New York is perhaps the most unforgiving of them all. That is because the Big Apple is the most competitive city in the world according to the Global City Competitive
By Malek Mneime, Ph.D. The field of psychology has long debated over the distinction between emotions and moods. Many psychologists posit that emotions are intense and short-lived responses, comprised of thoughts, physiological changes, and behaviors, to a tangible stimulus, whereas
By Mary Russell, Psy.D. This past Monday my good friend got married. She and her now husband have been friends since high school so their relationship was anything but rushed, though I can’t say the same thing about their wedding.
By Alina Boie, M.S. How many times did you find yourself feeling impatient? Or how many times have you said to yourself “I want this right now, and I am not willing to wait any longer”? Our society is built
By Eric Sudler, M.S. So, about a year ago, I wrote a blog about not having a car and how I chose to perceive that situation would dictate how I experienced the situation. Now, do not get me wrong, I
By Malek Mneimne, M.A. Several months ago, while standing in front of a mirror, I deduced that I may be losing hair. But because appearances, observations, and reasoning can be misleading, I decided to put this thought to more of
By Fabian Boie, M.S. I recently read a short story full of wisdom. It said that one day, the professor came to class with a glass full with water, in his right hand. He raised the glass and asked his
By Leonard Citron, M.A. You think you have a great connection with someone. You wine them, dine them, steal a kiss at the subway stop. Everything is going great. Or so you think. From nowhere, the dreaded radio silence. Maybe
By Rebecca Eliason, M.S. My father always says “things take longer than they should.” He often warns me to be careful of how much I take on, as there are usually variables that cannot be accounted for that can eat
By Kristina Wilder, M.A. I recently found myself in a court where a judge was seeing and then sentencing several cases. While in the court room, I noticed how at times the people in the court such as the defendants,