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Shoplifters: A Japanese Film

Shoplifters: A Japanese Film of Emotional Truths By Alan M. Solomon, Ph.D. “Shoplifters” is a Japanese film, nominated for Best

SHAME, and Our Selves in Relationship By Anita Frankel, M.F.T. What is shame? Shame is the emotional consequence of feeling marginalized,

LESSONS WHILE LAUGHING: REFLECTIONS ON PLAYFULNESS IN COUPLE RELATIONSHIPS by Susan Harper Slate, Ph.D. To say I wasn’t irritated would

DEFENSIVENESS By Susan Harper Slate, Ph.D. Let me start with what this article is NOT ABOUT. It is not an article

EMPATHY By Jeffrey Lance, Ph.D. What does it feel like to be misunderstood when you are upset? What is it

Healthy Disillusionment and the Movement to Mature Love by Jeffrey M. Lance, Ph.D. “Love is the will to extend one’s self

ATTACHMENT AND THE REPETITION COMPULSION By Jeffrey M. Lance, Ph.D. “Freud observed that, despite our conscious protests and longings, we