By Gina Simmons, Ph.D. “What’s wrong with my brain?” Michael asked. A high level manager with a great career, Michael feared his anger outbursts at work might cost him his… read more →
By Gina Simmons, Ph.D. Numerous studies show that dog owners obtain health benefits those without pets can only envy. Dog owners have better cholesterol levels, improved immune systems, lower blood… read more →
By Gina Simmons, Ph.D. In this seventh month, on the seventeenth day it seems appropriate to take the Problogger 7 link challenge. It’s a good time to review old posts… read more →
By Gina Simmons, Ph.D. Recently a family came into my counseling practice with a problem. Mom and stepdad got along great until the stepchildren arrived. The two kids were on… read more →
By Gina Simmons, Ph.D. We Americans are a worried bunch. News reports of plummeting financial markets, high unemployment, oil slicks and other disasters give us ample concern for the future.… read more →
By Gina Simmons, Ph.D. Many years ago, as a lonely starving student, I took a walk to get away from my dingy apartment and my blue mood. I saw a… read more →
By Gina Simmons, Ph.D. In the iconic 1967 film, Cool Hand Luke, Paul Newman delivers the classic line, “What we have here is a failure to communicate.” Since then the… read more →
By Gina Simmons, Ph.D. John got to work a little earlier so he could finish his report at a research institution before the rest of the staff arrived. As he… read more →
By Gina Simmons, Ph.D. “What ticks you off?” we asked a recent group of managers and employees at a large corporate training. One smiling woman vigorously raised her hand and… read more →
By Gina Simmons, Ph.D. Chelsea King, 17, went for a jog after school last Thursday. Her body was found Tuesday in a shallow grave a half mile from her car. … read more →