Is you is or is you ain’t my baby?
When Louis Jordan asked this grammar-busting question in his popular song from 1944, he knew something that relationship scientists would not discover for another 65 years: relationships are either pretty good, or they are not.
The Roots of Love
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Dr. David Buss, an evolutionary psychologist who studies mating strategies, gender conflict, social status, and the function of emotions in cultures around the world. He talks about the universality of love and the differences between what women want and what men want.
Not-So Personal Relationships
But these days, we all seem to have forgotten how to treat our fellow humans with kindness.
Major League Miscommunication
The contentious divorce of Frank and Jamie McCourt is very much in the news in Los Angeles.
Understanding What Matters
My wife had to leave for 3 weeks specialized training and it gave me a taste of what life will be like during her deployment.
Ben Dattner, Ph.D.
Dr. Dattner is an organizational psychologist and workplace consultant. He essentially applies psychotherapy to the workplace, helping individuals and organizations to do their job better. His consulting services enable organizations to make better hiring and staffing decisions, enhance the professional capabilities of managers and employees, configure teams more effectively, and reduce the amount of interpersonal and intergroup conflict.
Dr. Dattner received a B.A. in Psychology from Harvard College, and his M.A. and Ph.D. in Industrial and Organizational Psychology from New York University. He is an...
Kelley OGorman, MA
Kelley O'Gorman is an individual & couples therapist who uses systemic patterns and family dynamics to understand how we make sense of relationships. She also studies the brain and its connections to emotions
O'Gorman began her professional career in advertising, where she discovered her love for working with people. From there, she worked in marketing, market research, and retail design. After having her second child, she returned to graduate school to pursue an MA in Counseling Psychology from Lewis & Clark College in Portland, Oregon....
Saluting Military Moms
Our military moms deserve special recognition for the unique sacrifices they make.
The Birth of Attachment Theory
John Bowlby began his clinical observations of attachment behavior in the 1960s while working in a home for maladjusted boys.
I Strive for Better Control of my Temper
One of my more disagreeable faults is my irritability.