After a particularly bad breakup a couple of years ago, I got some great advice from a therapist (I love therapy, by the way - sometimes I wish I could hire a therapist to follow me around in my …
Why You’re Fat: Obesity as Food Addiction
I read this book a little bit ago by David A. Kessler called The End of Overeating, and shortly after went to a talk at UCLA titled “Addiction and Obesity: Are they related maladaptive behaviors?” It …
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How to Learn Any Skill
Discovering new hobbies and learning new skills is one of the greatest pleasures of life. Things get boring if you always stay in your comfort zone and never try anything new. There are gazillions of …
The PsychoSphere is Getting a Makeover
I've just upgraded to an awesome new theme, and while it looks boring now, it has the potential to turn into a pretty fantastic site. Please bear with me through the upgrade- until I figure things …
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Fear and Action (ie, a little bungee jumping)
Note: continue reading below for a video of my fear-inducing bungee jump!Happy (belated) new year! I've been meaning to write a new years post, for oh, the last 6 weeks or so, but the last month …
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Why Work is Not My Purpose
Right now I'm rotating on geriatric psychiatry (in the words of my orthopedic surgeon friend, "my two least favorite words"). While I don't share his sentiment about psychiatry, I agree that the …
