In my previous article on whether people can really change, I stated that people can change habits and behaviors but our personality tends to be rather fixed. But what about men who are either verbally, emotionally, sexually or physically abusive toward their partners? One of my professional roles is that of a domestic violence counselor […]

Life is filled with risk. If we do not risk, we do not grow. Fear often holds us back from risk-taking, but never taking a risk can be worse than the fear. Risk means taking a course of action whose outcome is unpredictable. We may fail, but there is also the possibility of success and […]

As one from a big city, I had never heard of Road Tripping until I moved to a rural area. Road tripping is a form of entertainment in which one drinks and drives on country roads. Apparently, this is an activity that people find fun and is done either alone or with friends. The assumption […]

Most of us feel sad, lonely, or blue at times. And feeling that way can be a normal reaction to significant loss and difficult life experiences. But clinical depression on the other hand, goes beyond sadness, loneliness or the blues. Clinical depression can be overwhelming and last for long periods of time and can keep […]

Aristotle said “Anyone can become angry. That is easy. But to be angry with the right person, to the right degree, at the right time, for the right purpose and in the right way – that is not easy.” We’ve all been the subject of someone’s anger and felt unfairly attacked. And, we have wrongfully […]