by Steven M. Sultanoff, PhD, Clinical Psychologist | Jan 16, 2023 | Health and Wellness
One of the secret habits that boosts heart health is adding humor to the fabric of your being. Humor (and laughter) are directly related to heart health. Sense of humor and heart disease have a negative correlation. This means that people with high...
by Steven M. Sultanoff, PhD, Clinical Psychologist | Jan 16, 2023 | Interpersonal Relationships
Emotional Intimacy and How it Benefits Relationships Emotional intimacy is the bond that connects people together. It is often a combination of understanding another, understanding oneself, and communicating both to a partner or friend. From a basic survival mode,...
by Steven M. Sultanoff, PhD, Clinical Psychologist | Jan 10, 2023 | Health and Wellness
Resilience in one form is the ability to keep progressing in the face of challenges along the way…blocked paths, emotional distress, disappointments, physical challenges, etc. Although some see this more as perseverance than resilience. Resilience is the capacity to...
by Steven M. Sultanoff, PhD, Clinical Psychologist | Jan 10, 2023 | Interpersonal Relationships
To know what is right in any situation is to understand how to discern what is right for you given the immediate circumstance. If you are truly able to embrace what is right for you (which may mean either sacrificing yourself for others or taking care of yourself and...
by Steven M. Sultanoff, PhD, Clinical Psychologist | Dec 24, 2022 | Holidays
Holiday Humor Links Hanukkah Humor Christmas Humor New Year’s Humor
by Steven M. Sultanoff, PhD, Clinical Psychologist | Dec 24, 2022 | Fun and Play
Go to my humormatters.com website and enjoy some Christmas (https://www.humormatters.com/holidays/xmas.htm) and New Year’s Humor (https://www.humormatters.com/holidays/newyearsindex.html)
by Steven M. Sultanoff, PhD, Clinical Psychologist | Dec 24, 2022 | The Tip Jar: Tips for Health and Wellness
Tip 1 Include “I want or I prefer” in your resolution. If your resolution includes “I must, I should, or I have to…” it is doomed to fail. “I want or I prefer” is the language of personal choice. If you choose to do something, there is a greater probability you will...
by Steven M. Sultanoff, PhD, Clinical Psychologist | Dec 13, 2022 | Holidays
8 tips to Relieve Holiday Stress Tip 1: Tickle your funny bone Visualize your favorite humorous moments. (Perhaps one where you laughed so hard you fell down or peed your pants.) These can be real situations or can be situations seen on sitcoms or created from...
by Steven M. Sultanoff, PhD, Clinical Psychologist | Dec 12, 2022 | Fun and Play
What does Santa suffer from if he gets stuck in a chimney? Claus-trophobia! What happened to the man who stole an Advent Calendar? He got 25 days! Who delivers presents to baby sharks at Christmas? Santa Jaws! What do they sing at a snowman’s birthday party? Freeze a...
by Steven M. Sultanoff, PhD, Clinical Psychologist | Nov 28, 2022 | The Tip Jar: Tips for Health and Wellness
8 tips to Relieve Holiday Stress Tip 1 Tickle your funny bone. Visualize your favorite humorous moments. (Perhaps one where you laughed so hard you fell down or peed your pants.) These can be real situations or can be situations seen on sitcoms or created from...
by Steven M. Sultanoff, PhD, Clinical Psychologist | Nov 13, 2022 | The Tip Jar: Tips for Health and Wellness
Listen to your partner. This means letting go of some of your need to respond with your side and taking time to understand where your partner is coming from. Try to see through the eyes of your partner. 2. Be aware of name calling whether it is verbally...
by Steven M. Sultanoff, PhD, Clinical Psychologist | Nov 13, 2022 | Secrets of Psychotherapy
How Does the Psychotherapy Theory Work? What Makes It Therapeutic? Psychodynamic Psychotherapy The client achieves insight (awareness) about how the past influences present. The client’s insight is believed to generate emotional and behavioral change. The therapist...
by Steven M. Sultanoff, PhD, Clinical Psychologist | Nov 13, 2022 | Secrets of Psychotherapy
Do you believe therapists should specialize in multiple theories/modalities? Should therapists tailor a treatment plan that would fit best with the client’s presenting problems? Or Should therapists choose 1 theory and Only work from that? This is one of those...
by Steven M. Sultanoff, PhD, Clinical Psychologist | Oct 19, 2022 | Interpersonal Relationships
Someone you care about has performed a relationship violation, and you choose (yes choose) not to forgive. You then use the lack of forgiveness as a power card. While the relationship may continue, as long as you do not forgive, the relationship cannot heal....
by Steven M. Sultanoff, PhD, Clinical Psychologist | Oct 19, 2022 | The Tip Jar: Tips for Health and Wellness
Research indicates that being optimistic boosts overall physical health and lowers the risk of death from all causes. A positive attitude also has been shown to help patients who suffer from heart disease caused by narrowed arteries. In a group of 545 men age 64 to...
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