Individuals

I believe that the perceptions and behaviors defined for athletes as “mental toughness” are also appropriate for couples and married people.  I believe that because, in the construct of mental toughness, “mental” refers to motivating attitudes, beliefs, and values; and “tough” means strong and durable; neither brittle nor tender. …

There are Russian/Yiddish proverbs that go something like this: “Horseradish is not sweeter than radish.” “To a worm in a radish, the radish, his radish, is the whole world.” “When a worm sits in horseradish, it thinks there’s nothing sweeter.” And, somewhere, I learned of an apparent…

Self-Esteem and Values Donna Kimmel, PhD, 2/17/2017 A forty-two year old client told me she felt as if she was always in the supporting role in a movie – never the lead character.  When I asked her for evidence of that point of view, she…

Defensiveness: The Enemy of Couple Communication Donna Kimmel, PhD, 2-17-2017 We’ve all self-censored our words.  Remember the time you “held your tongue” because you just knew that if you expressed yourself honestly, you’d get an angry, argumentative response?  That kind of response would have shut…

How much do you know about your personality and that of the important people in your life? How much do the experiences of your childhood influence your current behavior? Have you considered your own genetic predispositions in terms of physical and mental health problems that…