Doesn't Get Any Better

Intelligence

A Musician's Journey: How to Cultivate Extraordinary Talent

David C. Strubler Ph.D. on April 27, 2021

Ever wonder where people get their extraordinary talent and how they develop it in their life's work? Here's one adoptee's story.

Ever wonder where people get their extraordinary talent and how they develop it in their life's work? Here's one adoptee's story.

Coronavirus Disease 2019

COVID and the Perils of Hyperindividualism

David C. Strubler Ph.D. on December 5, 2020

A Personal Perspective: We are so over COVID, but it's not done with us.

A Personal Perspective: We are so over COVID, but it's not done with us.

Career

Why Appreciation Matters at Work and in the Community

David C. Strubler Ph.D. on September 14, 2020

Feeling some wear and tear in the sea of change? Try an appreciative approach to personal, corporate, and community growth.

Feeling some wear and tear in the sea of change? Try an appreciative approach to personal, corporate, and community growth.

Career

Can Co-Creative Compliance Get Us Safely Back to Work?

David C. Strubler Ph.D. on April 22, 2020

How to be healthy through safe connectedness and get back to work safely.

How to be healthy through safe connectedness and get back to work safely.

Friends

Distance Makes the Smart Live Longer

David C. Strubler Ph.D. on April 21, 2020

Are you in conflict with family, friends or even the government about physical distancing? Here's a common sense approach.

Are you in conflict with family, friends or even the government about physical distancing? Here's a common sense approach.

What if positive resilience to challenges like viruses went viral?

Stress

Breaking and Making Habits

David C. Strubler Ph.D. on January 1, 2020

If you are excited, struggling, or fearful about your attempts at habituation, get real and see how long those new habits really take.

If you are excited, struggling, or fearful about your attempts at habituation, get real and see how long those new habits really take.

Relationships

Mr. Rogers on Building Beautiful Relationships

David C. Strubler Ph.D. on December 7, 2019

Tired of constant toxicity in your life? Mr. Rogers and David Brooks have good news about beautiful relationships in the neighborhood.

Tired of constant toxicity in your life? Mr. Rogers and David Brooks have good news about beautiful relationships in the neighborhood.

Narcissism

Tangled: Free from the Tower of Narcissistic Abuse

David C. Strubler Ph.D. on October 18, 2019

Part 5: How can you become your best self after narcissistic abuse? Answer: Come alive through interdependence.

Part 5: How can you become your best self after narcissistic abuse? Answer: Come alive through interdependence.

Narcissism

Tangled: Rapunzel's 5-Story Tower of Narcissistic Abuse

David C. Strubler Ph.D. on October 13, 2019

It’s time to leave narcissistic abuse behind.

It’s time to leave narcissistic abuse behind.

Narcissism

Tangled: Rapunzel's 5-Story Tower of Narcissistic Abuse

David C. Strubler Ph.D. on October 5, 2019

"How did I get into this tangled mess?" Answer: You were targeted by a narcissist and it's not your fault.

"How did I get into this tangled mess?" Answer: You were targeted by a narcissist and it's not your fault.

Narcissism

Tangled: Rapunzel's 5-Story Tower of Narcissistic Abuse

David C. Strubler Ph.D. on October 1, 2019

Part 2: Know and avoid the perfect storm of narcissism and predator abuse.

Part 2: Know and avoid the perfect storm of narcissism and predator abuse.

Narcissism

Tangled: Escape the 5-Story Tower of Narcissistic Abuse

David C. Strubler Ph.D. on September 14, 2019

Are you tangled in a "toxic" relationship at home or work with a narcissist? Learn what narcissism really is. How do you get out of it or how can you manage it safely?

Are you tangled in a "toxic" relationship at home or work with a narcissist? Learn what narcissism really is. How do you get out of it or how can you manage it safely?

Media

Curb Mass Shootings with the “Good Politic”

David C. Strubler Ph.D. on August 22, 2019

Could we help solve mass shootings through personal intervention and community participation?

Could we help solve mass shootings through personal intervention and community participation?

Career

How to Become a "Designated Thriver" at Work

David C. Strubler Ph.D. on August 1, 2019

Are you a "human resource" that only strives and survives at work? Become a "designated thriver" with a modicum of behavioral and responsibility adjustments.

Are you a "human resource" that only strives and survives at work? Become a "designated thriver" with a modicum of behavioral and responsibility adjustments.

Bipolar Disorder

Growing Up with Bipolar Narcissist, M.D.

David C. Strubler Ph.D. on July 15, 2019

Learn the Difference Between DSM Conditions and Problems

Learn the Difference Between DSM Conditions and Problems

Identity

How You Can Identify Your Road Home

David C. Strubler Ph.D. on July 10, 2019

Tired of floundering without a clear personal and work identity? Take a positive flip forward.

Tired of floundering without a clear personal and work identity? Take a positive flip forward.

Addiction

The New Declaration of Interdependence

David C. Strubler Ph.D. on June 23, 2019

Beat isolation, addiction, anxiety, and depression and build strong and healthy community. Make a new Declaration of Interdependence.

Beat isolation, addiction, anxiety, and depression and build strong and healthy community. Make a new Declaration of Interdependence.

When someone asks you how you are, can you say, "Doesn't get any better" and mean it? Here's how.