Sometimes, I find myself pondering and applying the words of others. Unlikely sources often prevail. Below are some ideas that have...

The distant hero – romantically saving others while remaining aloof – has long punctuated the plot lines for blockbuster movies and...

A good friend told me her New Year’s resolution is giving up gossip. I don’t hear that very often, so it got me thinking. The Oxford...

Like most humans, I have a strong bias towards certainty. When my wife became pregnant for the first time, I rushed to a bookstore to...

Regarding the recent government shutdown a couple quotes caught my attention: “We’re very excited. It’s exactly what we wanted, and we...

I have written and spoken much over the years about “family fusion” – Dr. Murray Bowen’s description of how family members give up “self”...

Can family members who work together benefit from emotional separateness? Blanket reverence for family togetherness often shields family...

Every week, I hear some form of this question from business owners, young adults, and mid-lifers. It comes from those just getting...

“People would rather believe than know.” E.O. Wilson Professor Emeritus, Evolutionary Biology, Harvard University Two-time Pulitzer Prize...

I want to tell you about three similar telephone conversations I had this past month: A surgeon called from another state to ask if I...