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Do's and Don'ts for Stepparents

By Dr. Paul Schmidt on April 1, 2025

Until five years ago, I never thought I’d ever create a stepfamily, but now I have. Turns out, I’m just going with the national flow. Even the staunchest defender of the traditional nuclear family, Focus on the Family, states that within two years, there will be more blended families in the US than any other […]

Raising Responsible Kids

By Dr. Paul Schmidt on April 1, 2025

A high percentage of animals raise up responsible offspring. Their young leave the nest and learn to successfully fend for themselves. What percentage of American parents do you think get those two jobs done? My definition of successful children is growing up to solve their own problems emotionally and financially. They live contentedly on what […]

Side-Stepping Second-Hand Stress

By Dr. Paul Schmidt on March 26, 2025

We learned last week twelve ways that emotional bullies and master manipulators dump their pressures and problems onto us. Assuming now that you can identify these stress-inducing behaviors that will trigger your bogus pressure alarm, how can you keep people from throwing you under the busload of stress that they carry around? How do you […]

Coping with Difficult People

By Dr. Paul Schmidt on March 26, 2025

Perhaps you’ve got someone in your life that year after year you just can’t get along with. Let’s call this person "Pat". You might want to ask yourself these questions: 1. Do other people have the same problems with Pat? If some people do not, find out how they get along with Pat, and imitate […]

Saying Yes to Saying No

By Dr. Paul Schmidt on March 26, 2025

I believe that America here at the turn of the millennium is going to be remembered in history as a nation of gluttons. Whether it is with our calendars, our budgets, our relationships, or our palates, we can’t get enough. Just about every celebrity I can think of is known for being or doing the […]

Second-Hand Stress

By Dr. Paul Schmidt on March 25, 2025

As a follow-up for my recent columns on Coping with Difficult People, here is some assertiveness training for dealing with emotional bullies or master manipulators. The key is to see the invisible force they hit you with--stress. When somebody "stresses" you, according to the dictionary, they are subjecting you to pressure or strain. The verb […]

Coping with Difficult People (Part 2)

By Dr. Paul Schmidt on March 22, 2025

This column and the previous one are for people who are deeply frustrated with someone at home or at work. If most other people have the same problems getting along with this difficult person, your first step to making your peace is to understand your enemy. Last week I explained how during hard times growing up, […]

Overwhelmed with Problems right now?

By Dr. Paul Schmidt on March 16, 2025

A TOOL KIT FOR SOLVING LIFE’S PROBLEMS The Chinese written language is marvelously colorful. Their words are illustrated by little sketches or diagrams. The Chinese character for danger is a sketch of a scary scene, and their word for opportunity is naturally a more hopeful drawing. When these two characters are put on top […]

Ten Great Christmas Gifts in your Budget

By Dr. Paul Schmidt on December 13, 2024

TEN GREAT HOLIDAY GIFTS IN YOUR BUDGET There’s one contagious infection we’re all trying to catch this year—the Christmas Spirit. If you do catch it, be careful you don’t lose it in all the rush to find, buy, decorate, and deliver the kind of presents you wrap. Too many of those gifts can wrap […]

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Paul F. Schmidt, PhD

Therapy for Healthier Souls
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