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Michael Schreiner | February 8, 2016Paradox Of Increasing Knowledge
If the conscious endeavor to gain knowledge of is actually the unconscious endeavor to gain mastery over in...
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Michael Schreiner | February 8, 2016Masochism Explained
From the psychoanalytic point of view masochism is a life orientation, a fundamental solution to the problem of...
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Michael Schreiner | February 5, 2016Zest For Life
The common sentiment of adults in our Western world is that most of human existence is ordinary, mundane,...
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Michael Schreiner | February 5, 2016Self-Disclosure
Whether you’re a therapist helping a client in a session or a person helping somebody you care about...
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Michael Schreiner | February 4, 2016Helicopter Parenting And Watering Plants
There’s more than one way to kill a plant. We all know that not paying enough attention does...
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Michael Schreiner | February 4, 2016Productive Frustration
Frustration arises when a behavior that leads to an expected reinforcement suddenly and unexpectedly ceases to be reinforced....
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Michael Schreiner | February 4, 2016What To Do When Encountering Resistance To Your Growth
If you’re in the process of growth you’ll surely encounter resistance from the people around you, even friends...
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Michael Schreiner | February 2, 2016Rationalizing Masochism, Sadism, And Emotional Detachment
We have to understand masochism, sadism, and emotional detachment not as isolated, compartmentalized behaviors that arise in certain...
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Michael Schreiner | February 2, 2016Motivation When Striking Out On Your Own
If you’re thinking about striking out on your own in some endeavor and are hoping for the same...
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Michael Schreiner | February 2, 2016Should Have Known Better
‘I should have known better’ is yet another example of the tyranny of the shoulds. This one is...
