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Existential Psychology
Michael Schreiner | June 24, 2014Carry Your Loved One With You
There is no aspect of the human condition more tragic than the fact that we choose life yet...
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Existential Psychology
Michael Schreiner | June 23, 2014Grass is Always Greener on the Other Side
I know some people in committed relationships who yearn for their freewheeling single days, and I know some...
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Existential Psychology
Michael Schreiner | June 23, 2014Stick With Your Endeavors
Many people fail, not because they don’t have what it takes to succeed, but because they quit before...
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Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
Michael Schreiner | June 23, 2014Stop The Negative Self-Talk
It’s strange but true that when thinking about humanity, we usually don’t include ourselves in the discussion. If...
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Behavioral Psychology
Michael Schreiner | June 20, 2014Marital Poop Detector
We like John Gottman’s concept of the marital poop detector because it’s one of those things that intuitively...
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Couples
Michael Schreiner | June 20, 2014Quick to Point Out Problems, Quick to Apologize, and Quick to Forgive
The idea of the perfect relationship is a myth. Actually the ones that look perfect on the surface...
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Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
Michael Schreiner | June 20, 2014Build Up Your Relationship Credit
You want to do everything you can to make sure you’re always in the black with your partner,...
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Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
Michael Schreiner | June 19, 2014Perception is Everything
That catchy, albeit depressing, song was playing today before yoga that goes “Bye bye love, bye bye happiness,...
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Existential Psychology
Michael Schreiner | June 19, 2014Popularity
The desire to be popular comes from the same psychological place as the desire to be famous. Both...
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Abuse
Michael Schreiner | June 19, 2014Punishing Misbehavior as a Pretext for Sadistic Impulses
When people have unwanted thoughts and impulses that feel unacceptable, the psychological solution is to repress them, banishing...