Como Aplicar la Psicología Deportiva a la Vida Diaria: Una Sinopsis Todos los días escogemos entre jugar el juego de la vida o quedarnos apartados observando—inevitablemente esperando que la vida juegue con nosotros. Siempre tenemos la oportunidad de mejorar nuestra condición por varios tipos de entrenamientos –algunos físicos y casi todos mentales. Puede parecer obvio, [...]
Let’s talk about writing. What function does it serve in our lives? Forget business proposals or academic essays, but think in a psychological sense. Why do we write?…and even more so, why don’t we write?
Let’s close our eyes for a moment and picture a round mahogany Victorian table filled with biscuits, pastries and wine set below a breathtaking chandelier with just the right amount of poignant light. Now let’s look around at the inhabitants of this room: Sigmund Freud, Viktor Frankl, Irvin Yalom and Martin Seligman. Four great scholars [...]
What is the real reason we become counselors, psychologists, therapists, and psychiatrists? While being in the mental health profession equates belonging to the famed cliché of wanting to “help people,” is there typically a deeper meaning that draws us in? Do we really want to help ourselves?
Miami. Paris. Costa Rica. Fiji. New York. The places you could see once you step out your door are endless—places that exceed your expectations and that seem painted by mere imagination. Many of us crave to be wanderers and explore the earth inch by inch and others simply love the idea of getting away from [...]
“I looked up ADD online,” “I think I have OCD because my friend and I took this test that we saw on the Internet, “ “I have diagnosed myself and I’m definitely depressed,” “ Am I a sex addict? I seem to have half of those symptoms,” “I think I need Zanax because of what [...]
We all have a favorite song–the song that transports us to a different state of mind. We know the lyrics to this song and the beat becomes familiar and even comforting to hear. Be it a Disney tune that reminds us of our carefree childhood, one that makes us get up and dance, or one [...]
We all have good and bad days; that is a given. Some magical days, everything seems to align itself perfectly and things go just as planned. Other days, we need a little extra shot of caffeine and inspiration to carry us through our work. The questions I find myself constantly asking are: must I always [...]
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