Ben Carey: An Appreciation

Ben Carey: An Appreciation

This past week, the New York Times published the last of Benedict Carey’s 20 years of science essays. The highly thoughtful essay touches on the many research breakthroughs that Carey has covered over the last 20 years. But it’s also a bit of a dystopian/cautionary tale…

Validation: What You Say Matters

Validation: What You Say Matters

“We spend so much time thinking about how to remedy negative emotions, but we don’t spend much time thinking about helping people harness and nurture positive emotions…”

Relationships and BPD

Relationships and BPD

No one is born with BPD. Rather it develops over time, especially in very sensitive people who experience highly invalidating environments in their early years. And that many of the most invalidating moments occur within the dynamic of interpersonal relationships…