The Psychology of the Good Deed
So you have a goal in life, a mission, and a strategy. Then you execute it and sail toward complete success. Right? Probably not. At some point stress, exhaustion, and even burnout can bring your project down. But, you can reel it in. In Her book The Lifelong Activist: How to Change the World Without Losing Your Way Hillary Rettig argues that what prevents ambitious and idealistic people from achieving their goals are fears not of failure, but of success and change, which can lead to procrastination and life compromises. Read her solutions to these common problems. A fascinating read! Recommended. (Added to Highly Recommended Reads)
Clinical Health Psychology: Mind over Matter?
Because I work so closely with medical practitioners and specialists, I continue to be fascinated by the relationship between physiology and psychology. I came across a recent interview in Psychology Today with Ronald Levant, Dean of the Center for Psychological Studies at Nova Southeastern University in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, about the field of clinical health psychology. The link to the article can be found below. I hope you find it interesting too.
Click here to go to the interview.
Welcome to my all new blog page!
Hi to all who are following me to my new blog page! I thought it was time to update and renew, so out with the old and in with the new! I’ll eventually move my archives from the old blog, but till then it’s a brand new start. Thanks for your patience. You can also now follow my TWEETS at PeterBrownPsych.twitter.com or follow them at the right of this page. So without further ado…lets GO!