Learn to Control Your Emotions Through Psychotherapy

Imagine if you’d spent as much time learning to understand your emotions as you did learning to read, write and count. Unfortunately, like most of us, you likely received very little education or guidance in this area, surrendering your emotions to chance. That often doesn’t work out too well. Life is complicated and people are [...]

Do You Fall For Bargain-Pricing Tactics?

Pre-holiday sales are nothing new. But now merchants are sweetening the pot with extra discounts, bonus points, free shipping and more.  If you’re not careful, your bargain shopping can be very expensive. My kids have heard me say many times, “Let’s leave the store now. I can’t afford to save any more money.” Shopping is [...]

Talking With Your Child About 9/11

(Guest post by Ron Palomares, PhD, psychologist.) “Daddy, why is everyone talking about ‘9/11’ and seeming so sad?” How do you answer a question like that, when your child was not alive or too young to remember that day you and I could never forget? As the tenth anniversary of the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks [...]