Are you a magic fan? Do you enjoy marveling at illusions created by the likes of David Copperfield or Penn & Teller? Lots of people do, of course—and there is plenty of research that explores why that might be the case. It can be fun to be fooled by a talented...
If you have ever played tennis, you are probably familiar with the “sweet spot.” When the ball makes contact with your racket’s sweet spot—right in the middle of the strings with the racket held at the perfect angle—you can feel it. You can hit the ball with both...
Are You Worried About Your Adult Child? Being a parent is challenging. The challenges start immediately, and they just keep coming as a child turns from infant to toddler to school-aged to adolescent to young adult. Each step along the way brings plenty of joy, of...
When Your Inner Voice Is Not On Your Side When you are in the grips of a substance use disorder or struggling to maintain your sobriety in recovery, it is all too easy to get inside your own head. And the things that you might say to yourself are often not helpful at...
The 12 Steps & Faith Many people have a sense of what goes on in Alcoholics Anonymous (or similar program) meetings because we see them represented in popular culture with some frequency. For example, it is fairly common knowledge that AA involves “12 steps.” And...
Set Your Sights Higher Than Rock Bottom People are pretty good at rationalizing reasons to keep doing something—even if that something is bad for them. Sometimes, the “something” in question is fairly minor. You might talk yourself into having a fourth piece of pizza,...
