When spurned in love, some of us close up like a flower on a cold night, afraid to unfold in a new day's warmth for fear of another frost.

Most of us, shrinks and non-shrinks alike, tacitly agree that a troubled present is indicative of a troubled past. But sometimes it’s more nuanced than that.

How do we increase the chances someone will heed our well-meaning counsel?

Sometimes, conflict management calls for a unique approach.

In conjunction with so-called “dry January,” I offer a cautionary tale about alcohol.

Often, New Years resolutions do more harm than good. Why?

Messages from God can come in strange packages.

Too many of us hide from joy, frightened by the prospect of losing ourselves in the rapture of dance, music, lovemaking, spiritual reverie, awe and wonder, laughter or intimate sharing.

We are the Grinch who stole Christmas.

When someone tells me they're afraid of the dark, usually, they are missing the mark. What scares them is not the blackness, but the horrors their imagination projects into it.