Every day, doctors and nurses who have forgotten to wash their hands, spread infections killing 100,000 hospital patients each year in America and infecting nearly two million others. In fact, studies have shown that only about 40 percent of health care workers consistently adhere to recommended hand hygiene practices. David Hofman and researchers from the University […]
Who’s in Charge, the Parents or the Kids?
“Parents often talk about the younger generation as if they didn’t have anything to do with it.” -Haim Ginott Haim Ginott began his career as a school teacher in Israel, receiving his Ph.D. in psychology from Columbia University in 1952. His book Between Parent and Child may be one of the best parenting books every […]
Embracing Change
“They must often change, who would be constant in happiness or wisdom”. – Confucius What I plan to ponder this week is the gift that comes with change. Sometimes it is easy to see the gift right away- like when you get lost on a hike but discover a meadow you never knew […]
Marriage is Good For Your Health
A new study from the University of Rochester was just released that shows the benefits of happy marriages for the health of both men and women. This study is relevant because it sheds new light on past studies that have shown that married men live longer but that marriage did not benefit women in the same way. […]
Tears for the Soul
“The cure for anything is salt water – sweat, tears, or the sea.” -Isak Dinesen Although Isak Dinesen was not a psychologist, her words of advice ring as true today as 100 years ago when they were first written. Not to insult the erudite or the English majors reading this blog, but to remind ourselves, Dinesen […]
Letting Go of Blame
A recent news article by Elizabeth Cohen, Senior Medical Correspondent for CNN Health, examines the effects of bitterness on our health and well-being. This research finding and others are spelled out in a hefty textbook called Embitterment: Societal, Psychological and Clinical Perspectives. For the vast majority of us who will not wade through this material, […]
