The Stories We Live By

Stories We Live By

The Stories We Live By

United States, EnglishPsychology

Retelling our own life stories that are creative and hopeful rather living as victims and in despair.

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A continuation of a discussion based on Drew Westens article in the August 8th edition of the New York Times entitled What Happened to Obama? The discussion will include possible consequences of the missing passion in... more

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A discussion based on an opinion written in The New Times of Sunday August 7th by Psychology Professor Drew Weston entitled What Happened To Obama. Dr. Weston argues that we are innate story tellers and respond positively... more

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Civilization and human survival depend upon human beings behaving reasonably toward themselves and each other. After a discussion that defines being reasonable, its development, and its struggle to survive the human capacity for... more

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A discussion of the nature of ideologies and how they entrap and destroy the individuals and societies that live by them. The attempt to divide the world into black and white, good and evil, perfect and damaged leads to many serious and... more

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A further analysis of how ideologies and sacred stories destroy individuality, creativity, and democratic institutions. The question will be posed: Are you and I individuals or simply small parts of mindless, powerful forces such as markets,... more

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A continuation of the analysis of the destructive narratives that now dominate much of political discourse that fails to deal in facts, engage in genuine debate with opinions that differ, and focusses on narrow perspectives and world... more

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A Psychological analysis of some of the stories now destroying what is left of American Democracy such as those rejecting modern science, those impugning the religion and citizenship of President Obama, and the myth that the unions... more

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America is in trouble as the dumbing down of the country and its political process gathers momentum. The discussion will include a column by Frank Rich (New York Times) and the role played by the mental health industry in the growing... more

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My personal view about the value of good psychotherapy, which is always a process in which concerned human beings try and change the stories that they live by. I put quotation marks around "therapy" to suggest the non-medical,... more
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