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Existential Psychology
Michael Schreiner | October 25, 2016Paradox Of Change
“When I accept myself as I am, then I can change.” – Carl Rogers Acceptance and change don’t...
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Existential Psychology
Michael Schreiner | October 21, 2016Helping Others
A human irony is that many people become focused on helping others not because they feel like they’re...
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Grief
Michael Schreiner | October 18, 2016When Elderly Loved Ones Pass Away
We saw a funny sign on our travels in a highway gift shop outside of Zion that read...
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Anxiety
Michael Schreiner | October 18, 2016Anxiety And Control
When people come to feel helpless in the face of life conditions they perceive as hostile the psychic...
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Self-Actualization
Michael Schreiner | October 17, 2016Personality Overhaul
When people reach a point in their lives where they decide their current way of being in the...
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Narrative Therapy
Michael Schreiner | October 14, 2016The Toll Of Being Compared
A common phenomenon in family systems is that certain members end up having their personality traits and behaviors...
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Motivation
Michael Schreiner | October 14, 2016Increased Awareness And Impatience
In a motivational interviewing paradigm the stages for any significant life changes are pre-contemplation, contemplation, preparation, action, and...
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Existential Psychology
Michael Schreiner | October 12, 2016Feeling Lazy
There are few assigned personality traits as reviled as laziness in our society. This probably has to do...
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Behavioral Psychology
Michael Schreiner | October 7, 2016Peer Pressure And Low Self-Esteem
The lower the self-esteem the higher the susceptibility to peer pressure. This is because when self-esteem is low...
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Couples
Michael Schreiner | October 6, 2016Couples Who Play Together Stay Together
Early on in the life of most romantic relationships playful banter plays the lead role. The name of...