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Should Your Work Speak For Itself?

You work hard. You got the education and training required to be great at your job. You are a…

What and How Do You See?

“It is special to see yourself like this. When you usually cannot look at yourself in the mirror.”

It is no secret that mainstream institutions establish and convey the standards and preferences for who we should be, or should aspire to be; standards for who…

A personal tale of pace, peace, productivity and possibility

What do you mean?

“What do you mean?”

I ask this question often, in therapy and elsewhere. And, I encourage you to ask it too. Why? Because we routinely assume that we understand (know) what we, and others are saying — people we know well and people we don’t — and equally often, we don’t…

It is Practice That Makes Possible — Not Belief

What’s creativity got to do with therapy?

Are you creative? So many people respond with a resounding “Oh NO!”, or “not really”, or, “ I was when I was younger”, when asked that question. It is clear from their tone, that they think that creativity is reserved for only certain kind of people — and…

Father’s Day Everyday — Helping Men Become Better Men

You Can’t Always do What you Want

I grew up in the suburbs of New Jersey in the 1970’s. There are many things that are emblematic of that time. For me, two big ones are The Rolling Stones, and mosquitos.

How to Get Things Done When You Feel Powerless: Karen Steinberg Interviewed by Heather Stagl