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Work, Rest, and Play: Balance and Transitions

By Dr. Paul Schmidt on March 26, 2014

Work, rest and play all affect each other. They are a spiraling interdependent cycle: doing well at one makes it easier to do the others, and doing poorly at any of them makes the others go harder. (Diet, exercise, sex and sleeping work the same way, as do praying, forgiving, and acts of kindness.) Work includes […]

Stress: Who Needs It? Somebody Does!

By Dr. Paul Schmidt on March 26, 2014

Reader: My pastor says I’m a peacemaker, a good thing. My friends and doctor say I’m a sponge for stress, a bad thing. How could making life easier for others be wrong? Is physical pain a good thing? It doesn’t feel good, but it does good. It draws our attention to the problem that’s causing it, and motivates […]

How Healthy Are Your Fears?

By Dr. Paul Schmidt on March 26, 2014

We all have our fears. It’s what we do with them that makes our lives work out for the better or the worse. A big key to success in life is deciding what to believe we are afraid of. But you may ask, do we really have a choice about what we fear in life? Yes we […]

The Lost Art of the Effective Apology

By Dr. Paul Schmidt on March 26, 2014

THE LOST ART OF THE EFFECTIVE APOLOGY Imagine that you have messed up big time—physically abused your child, cheated on your wife, stole money at work, or lied to your husband about where you were. And let’s say you really want to make sure that both you and the people you’ve hurt can trust that […]

The Best Revenge: Up, Out, and Away

By Dr. Paul Schmidt on March 15, 2014

The great majority of fights we’re fired up for just aren’t worth fighting. Recently I tried to get into an argument with a relative that was harshly criticizing my wife. She appreciated that I wanted to protect her, but she didn’t really need it. In fact she seemed amused at my efforts, and when I […]

Keeping Your Anger in the Fairway

By Dr. Paul Schmidt on March 15, 2014

I like to think of anger as the normal human response to injustice. It’s the way we’re supposed to feel inside when something is unfair. It’s healthy, because it helps us to see what we can do to correct the injustice, and then it motivates us to do it. After we have taken action, the […]

A Suicide Prevention Letter You Can Write

By Dr. Paul Schmidt on March 14, 2014

The following article is offered in an effort to prevent someone's suicide: If someone you know is talking about helplessness or suicide, you would do well to write them a letter. And if it's you, write yourself a letter, and ask someone else to write you one too, saying something along these lines: "Please keep this […]

Suicide: Too Proud to Tell the Truth, Too Lazy to Do the Work

By Dr. Paul Schmidt on March 14, 2014

The following article is offered in an effort to prevent someone's suicide: There's a man I have admired and wanted to meet for some time. He has helped lots of my clients, he's written a book, and he has had widespread exposure in the media. He's in my field, and takes a very similar approach to his […]

When to Take (and Not to Take) Antidepressants

By Dr. Paul Schmidt on March 14, 2014

A recent study found that about one woman in three who went to a doctor’s office walked out with a prescription for an antidepressant, most without even a follow-up appointment to see how it would work. Today some 11% of American women and 5% of men are taking antidepressant medication. The main reason these meds are […]

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