The Old Country
Family habits are hard to quit. Cycles move through us and are passed down; we all carry our own portion of psychological damage, the inherited limitations that shape our existence. Our individual share of what […]
Columns
My Mother’s Death / My Father’s Resurrection
This morning my mother died. Her death followed a long struggle with several illnesses, all related to smoking during the fifty-three years of her marriage. She began at a time when smoking was fashionable and […]
What Your Favorite Porn Says About You
You are sitting in front of a computer screen surfing porn sites ready to get off. You sift through scenes and images until you connect to one. Suddenly, every element of desire falls perfectly in […]
In Favor of Casual Sex
Sex is far from the primitive, base instinct we are led to believe it is. It’s our most complicated human need. Whether in a casual encounter or a long relationship, through sex we communicate our […]
Thinking Beyond Sexual Identity
The labels that exist to describe us typically fall short of encompassing the fullness of human sexuality. Neither heterosexuality nor homosexuality are what they are cut out to be. For most of us, the specifics […]
The Secret Wisdom of Ancient Parables: Lessons for Living Positively
The Secret Wisdom of Ancient Parables: Lessons for Living Positively PTM presents a monthly series of healing strategies based on ancient parables from around the world and beyond. From the book of the same name […]
Psychology’s Taboo Against Imagination
[Listen to the audio recording of “Psychology’s Taboo Against Imagination.”] Over the last few decades, the teaching and practice of psychology has veered into a dark abyss. The overuse of diagnosis — a misguided […]
Disordering Gender: Breaking the Transgender Taboo
What are therapists treating when they treat clients for “Gender Identity Disorder”? Both insurance companies and standards of care demand that therapists carefully diagnose patients who present ourselves as having gender identities at odds with […]
Finding Felix: The Potential Impact of International Film on Childhood Autobiographical Memory
The Finding Felix Project is a work for screen and publication from curator and filmmaker Katy Kavanaugh. A fellowship from Stanford University and the Freie Universität – Berlin allowed Katy to return to the Berlin […]