psychologist, Karen Maroda, Milwaukee, private practice
For those who read my intermittent blog posts, you know I am often inspired by articles in the Sunday NY Times. Today is no exception. But I must beg to differ with the author of…
October 28, 2018 I am routinely inspired to write in response to articles I read in the Sunday New York Times. Today is no exception, as I read Alfie Kohn’s piece on the utter failure…
Psychoanalysis has long been unique in its approach to people’s emotional pain. Rather than emphasizing positive thinking and recommending medications to dull even moderate levels of anxiety and depression, psychoanalysis aims at unearthing the deepest…
Last month the official monthly magazine of the American Psychological Association, Monitor on Psychology, featured an article on psychoanalysis and its current relevance as a form of treatment. http://www.apa.org/monitor/2017/12/psychoanalysis.aspx The bottom line is that the…
In my last blog post I talked about Todd McGowan’s book Capitalism and Desire, discussing how capitalism has infused every aspect of our lives. I briefly mentioned that Professor McGowan included online dating in his…
“Human life in common is only made possible when a majority comes together which is stronger than any separate individual and which remains united against all separate individuals.” Sigmund Freud, Civilization and Its Discontents, (1930)…
Myth #1—Men are naturally more power seeking than women. There is a large body of psychological literature affirming that women tend to eschew competitiveness, dominance, and direct expressions of anger while being willing to show…
In today’s New York Times there is an article entitled, “Donald Trump’s Blue-State Appeal.” Everyone knew Trump would do well with working class Republicans, but Democrats too? The answer to the question of his appeal…
In Barack Obama’s recent State of the Union message he attempts to go out on a high note by pledging to find a cure for cancer. Pardon my sarcasm, but “Seriously?” Just like his “Mapping…
Opinion writer Jennifer Weiner published a column in today’s (Sunday, January 10, 2016) New York Times about our national obsession with beauty and transformation. She references Oprah Winfrey’s new commercials for Weight Watchers and is…