Evil Deeds

Ethics and Morality

Quintessential Secrets of Psychotherapy: Facing Evil

Stephen A. Diamond Ph.D. on February 24, 2026

Addressing and acknowledging the existential reality of evil and our natural responses to it can be an essential part of psychotherapy with traumatized patients.

Addressing and acknowledging the existential reality of evil and our natural responses to it can be an essential part of psychotherapy with traumatized patients.

Trauma

Quintessential Secrets of Psychotherapy: The Trauma of Evil

Stephen A. Diamond Ph.D. on February 23, 2026

Why psychotherapists need to acknowledge and address the ubiquitous phenomenon of evil.

Why psychotherapists need to acknowledge and address the ubiquitous phenomenon of evil.

Therapy

Quintessential Secrets of Psychotherapy: The Role of Acceptance

Stephen A. Diamond Ph.D. on February 21, 2026

For psychotherapy to really work, it's vital to understand the importance of acceptance.

For psychotherapy to really work, it's vital to understand the importance of acceptance.

Therapy

Quintessential Secrets of Psychotherapy

Stephen A. Diamond Ph.D. on February 20, 2026

What is psychotherapy and how does it really work?

What is psychotherapy and how does it really work?

Therapy

The Psychology of Psychotherapist Transparency

Stephen A. Diamond Ph.D. on November 20, 2025

How transparent should your therapist be?

How transparent should your therapist be?

Resilience

The Redemptive Power of Suffering and Evil

Stephen A. Diamond Ph.D. on October 20, 2025

How can we suffer more constructively?

How can we suffer more constructively?

How can we comprehend horrific acts of evil?

Forensic Psychology

The Bryan Kohberger Killings: Can We Comprehend His Evil Deed?

Stephen A. Diamond Ph.D. on September 2, 2025

It is crucial to try to comprehend the underlying psychology of evil deeds such as Bryan Kohberger's grotesque killing spree.

It is crucial to try to comprehend the underlying psychology of evil deeds such as Bryan Kohberger's grotesque killing spree.

Ethics and Morality

UFOs, Aliens, and the Problem of Evil

Stephen A. Diamond Ph.D. on August 19, 2025

How we respond to strangers or aliens says something important about ourselves and about humanity.

How we respond to strangers or aliens says something important about ourselves and about humanity.

Psychology

UFOs, Aliens, and the Unknown Other

Stephen A. Diamond Ph.D. on July 3, 2025

Are extraterrestrials evil or good? Or, like us, both?

Are extraterrestrials evil or good? Or, like us, both?

Psychology

Finding Meaning: Jung's Insights on Life's Dual Nature

Stephen A. Diamond Ph.D. on June 30, 2025

Can psychotherapy help make life more meaningful?

Can psychotherapy help make life more meaningful?

Psychology

Finding Meaning in a Seemingly Senseless World

Stephen A. Diamond Ph.D. on June 24, 2025

Can psychotherapy help make life more meaningful?

Can psychotherapy help make life more meaningful?

Happiness

Secrets of Psychotherapy: What Is Happiness?

Stephen A. Diamond Ph.D. on March 11, 2021

What can different psychotherapies tell us about being happy?

What can different psychotherapies tell us about being happy?

Spirituality

Wounded Healer: Rollo May's Psycho-Spiritual Odyssey

Stephen A. Diamond Ph.D. on February 1, 2021

Pt. 6. The conclusion of my conversation with authorized Rollo May biographer Robert Abzug.

Pt. 6. The conclusion of my conversation with authorized Rollo May biographer Robert Abzug.

Spirituality

Wounded Healer: Rollo May's Psycho-Spiritual Odyssey

Stephen A. Diamond Ph.D. on January 26, 2021

Pt. 5 of my conversation with Rollo May's authorized biographer Robert Abzug.

Pt. 5 of my conversation with Rollo May's authorized biographer Robert Abzug.

Spirituality

Wounded Healer: Rollo May's Psycho-Spiritual Odyssey

Stephen A. Diamond Ph.D. on January 22, 2021

Part 4 of a conversation with authorized Rollo May biographer Robert Abzug.

Part 4 of a conversation with authorized Rollo May biographer Robert Abzug.

Spirituality

Wounded Healer: Rollo May's Psycho-Spiritual Odyssey

Stephen A. Diamond Ph.D. on January 17, 2021

Pt. 3. A conversation with authorized Rollo May biographer Robert Abzug

Pt. 3. A conversation with authorized Rollo May biographer Robert Abzug

President Donald Trump

The Savior, the Devil, and Donald Trump

Stephen A. Diamond Ph.D. on January 15, 2021

How can some people see Donald Trump as a Savior, and others as the Devil incarnate?

How can some people see Donald Trump as a Savior, and others as the Devil incarnate?

Spirituality

Wounded Healer: Rollo May's Psycho-Spiritual Odyssey

Stephen A. Diamond Ph.D. on January 14, 2021

A conversation with Professor Robert Abzug, Rollo May's authorized biographer.

A conversation with Professor Robert Abzug, Rollo May's authorized biographer.

President Donald Trump

The Savior, the Devil, and Donald Trump

Stephen A. Diamond Ph.D. on January 10, 2021

We have a President in the White House who is seen by some as a savior, and by others as the Devil incarnate. Can both sides be right?

We have a President in the White House who is seen by some as a savior, and by others as the Devil incarnate. Can both sides be right?