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Stanton Peele, Ph.D., J.D., has been researching and treating addiction since he wrote Love and Addiction (1975). He also wrote 7 Tools to Beat Addiction. See full bio

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Psychological Interview with Barack Obama

For me, the most remarkable thing about Barack Obama is his groundedness and confidence, along with the apparent healthiness of his family life.  Here's the interview I'd like to see with the President. Read More

excellent questions

I'd love to hear his answers. Obama makes me think of that line about great writers, they remind you of what you already knew, but couldn't put into words. He's like that as a man. Most of us know "how" to be calm, wise, generous, humble, and so on ... but we often don't know quite how to do it at the moments of truth. So there's something vaguely familiar in his uniqueness.

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