Creativity as a Way of Life

How healing arts and psychotherapy can unlock the urge to create.

by Jean Pollack, Ph.D.

What Is My Life's Purpose?

"It feels like a silent storm inside of me. Am I crazy? Is this a midlife crisis? Am I being immature and selfish? I just feel like something is missing in my life. I want excitement and purpose. Will I regret it if I don't take another path and explore?" Many of my female clients in their thirties and forties are asking these questions. Read More

Will Your Empty Nest Be Boomeranged?

The term empty nest trivializes the painful passage for many women. The nest is our life, our memories of our lives with our children. We nurtured them and nudged them out to fly. Who is here to nurture us and nudge us toward a new life? It is a very hard time but there are ways to cope and eventually enjoy the process. Read More

Are We Living In A Delusional Society?

Is it delusional to believe that our health care system is promoting health? Is it delusional to think that our country will ever be out of debt? Is it delusional to think that we the people are a priority in the USA? Read More

Is Success A Choice?

A woman caught my attention while I was flying to south Florida recently. Read More

Fireworks or Brain Zaps?

What are brain zaps and are they harmful? Read More

Creative Living, Ageless Living

"Aging is a disease," my friend said as we sat at the pool recently. I was preparing my lesson for a health psychology course that I was to teach online in the fall. We were discussing health and aging. "No, it is reality," he replied. "At about 26 years of age our cells stop growing and producing and start to decline". Read More

Have We Become Comfortably Numb?

The rate of addiction to food, cigarettes, alcohol, pornography, video games, texting, personal items is growing rapidly. One in four people in our culture are taking prescription pain medicine. Read More

Therapy In Your Pajamas

Is it necessary to see your therapist in person? Why not have a therapy or life coaching session in the comfort of your home? We are so accustomed to seeing a therapist in their office for 50-60 minutes but is it necessary to see your therapist in person? Read More