I recommend David B. Wexler’s book Is he depressed or what? because it answered one of the clinical questions I found in my practice. A number of clients have contacted me for “anger issues.” Instead of the classic incident driven bursts of anger, they were irritable or annoyed almost all of the time. Wexler does [...]

I talked about Gottman’s book in an earlier post:
John M. Gottman who wrote an excellent and practical guide: The Seven Principles for Making Marriage Work. Since Gottman’s book is a “guide”, he has developed 7 principles that are expressed in the form of exercises. I recommend that any couple interested invest some time in [...]

A lot of my clients find me when they are looking for a class in “anger management.” There are a number of ways to gain general knowledge about anger and how to better control it. Taking a class works for some people. For others finding knowledge and techniques in a book is effective.
I [...]

I selected several books I use in my practice to advertise on this page (through Amazon). I will get a buck or two if someone decides to purchase one after clicking on the icon, helping me cover the cost of my website. More important, these books are very good resources for someone trying to improve [...]

I have been doing more couples counseling lately and the article Intimacy: What is it anyway? written by Julienne B. Derichscaught LCPC for GoodTherapy.org caught my eye. Julienne says:

Intimacy is not a concrete concept; it is a quality in a relationship that takes on many forms. The common thread being feelings of closeness [...]

If you like the sound of these headlines you will appreciate this article written by Dr Laura Berman:
 

Tell your kids no!
Rediscover your bedroom.
More than just a date night.
Who do we appreciate?
Keep it exciting.
Don’t lose yourself.

A marriage that works provides a solid core for nurturing children.

Aimée over at The Reality of Anxiety copied the following bill of rights from Edmund Bourne’s book The Anxiety & Phobia Work Book. Thank you Aimée.
The book is very good and one I have used as a reference in my counseling work. The bill of rights has helped me think about all of [...]

Nice article from Zen Habits! I like that it recommends living life consciously and has some very practical ways to do that. The heart of the matter lies in this quote:

How to Live Life Consciously
… it is deceptively simple: Be conscious, and think about, everything you do. Make conscious choices rather than doing things without [...]

This is a good article on an important emotion. It seems to me that it works nicely with emotion as information.
 
5 Tips for Dealing with Guilt
by John M. Grohol, Psy.D.
November 27, 2007
It’s amazing how quickly guilt can kick in for the smallest, most meaningless things in our lives.
 
Pasted from <http://psychcentral.com/blog/archives/2007/11/27/5-tips-for-dealing-with-guilt/>
 

Emotion as Information has been a theme in several of my recent posts. I read a nice article called Feelings on Steve Pavlina’s personal development blog that describes a very similar idea.
Steve says
“Our feelings are a feedback mechanism.”
and
“Simply put… we feel good when we’re moving towards what we want, and we feel bad when [...]