Eric R. Maisel Ph.D.

About

Eric Maisel, Ph.D., is the author of 50+ books, among them Redesign Your Mind, The Power of Daily Practice, The Van Gogh Blues, Coaching the Artist Within, and Why Smart People Hurt. He is a retired California licensed psychotherapist and active creativity coach and writes regularly for Psychology Today, The Good Men Project, Thrive Global, and Fine Art America.

Books by Eric R. Maisel Ph.D.

Recent Posts

Are We Headed Toward a Psychological Catastrophe?

The stress that humans are currently facing is stretching them to the breaking point.

The Existentialism of End Time

Personal Perspective: We have always been worried about death. What can we do now about the extra burden of anxiety over the death of the species?

Smart Teens, High Anxiety

All teens are anxious, but smart teens suffer from additional sources of anxiety. Here's what can be done to help.

Why Teens Are Stubbornly Defensive

Teens are routinely defensive, to the consternation of their parents. What purpose does this defensiveness serve? Is it a good thing, a bad thing, or both?

How Smart Teens Use Disorder to Deal With Anxiety

There are two versions of teen perfectionism. One manifests as constant striving. The other manifestsas sloppiness.

There are two versions of teen perfectionism. One manifests as constant striving. The other manifestsas sloppiness.

Understanding the Teenage Racing Brain

One of the challenges confronting smart teens is that their natural intelligence can cause their brains to race, producing unexpected and dangerous consequences.

One of the challenges confronting smart teens is that their natural intelligence can cause their brains to race, producing unexpected and dangerous consequences.

Understanding the Teenage Desire for Solitude

Smart teens need their solitude if they are to think and create. But that solitude produces dangers that a smart teen and his or her parents should recognize and address.

Smart teens need their solitude if they are to think and create. But that solitude produces dangers that a smart teen and his or her parents should recognize and address.

Are You on the Wild Ride of Individuality?

Existential philosophy and psychology demand that each of us manifest and maintain our individuality. But what a wild ride that effort produces! Redesigning your mind can help.

Existential philosophy and psychology demand that each of us manifest and maintain our individuality. But what a wild ride that effort produces! Redesigning your mind can help.

The Benefits of Harnessing Obsession

There are important differences between productive and unproductive obsessions and learning these differences will greatly help your productivity, creativity, and mental health.

There are important differences between productive and unproductive obsessions and learning these differences will greatly help your productivity, creativity, and mental health.

Is Attention Deficit Natural?

Teens and their parents are faced with ever-increasing pressure to label lapses of attention as symptoms of attention deficit disorder. Is that what's really going on?

Teens and their parents are faced with ever-increasing pressure to label lapses of attention as symptoms of attention deficit disorder. Is that what's really going on?