By Caroline Hall As infants we expected—and usually received–immediate gratification. Hungry? We wailed and got fed. Since then, though, we’ve had to learn the self-control and strategies necessary for delayed gratification, because we can’t melt down and howl...
By Caroline Hall I have jetlag. We all do, I suspect. By this I mean I often think of myself as who I used to be rather than who I am now. Who I used to be was somebody who had a lot more Big Fun. Now I’m someone who has a lot more Coziness—which is also nice, but...
By Michael McNeill The process and time for introspection accelerates as you age, particularly after 70. The prospect of certain mortality and my commitment to influence my grandchildren in positive ways, has caused me to reflect on what I’ve accomplished, where...
By Katherine Olivetti Early in life, parts of the self have to go into hiding or be left behind in order to develop other parts. Or sometimes parents or circumstances force you to abandon a part of yourself. For example, as a girl, Joan, a client of mine, dreamed of...
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