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By Tim Jon Mostly, I remember the diffuse quality of the sunlight coming in at strange, surprising angles; the early morning and quick changes in elevation can do that to you: am I going up or down, or are we ‘on the level’ here? Yet another not-for-the-faint-of-heart country roads in Loudoun County; you’d think by…
By Samuel Moore-Sobel “Our transition from college to adulthood is filled with challenges, disappointments, and a lot of uncertainty,” Cate LeSourd writes in her new book, Coming of Age. LeSourd writes about her own experience but also includes the stories of others. “Over the course of several years, I sent out two questionnaires to over…
By Michael Oberschneider, Psy.D. Dr. Mike, Our 16-year-old teenage son has a ton of problems. We’ve tried counseling, medications, hospitalizations, etc., but he’s only gotten worse. His main problems now are pot smoking, explosive and volatile anger, school truancy and gaming addiction, and he’s been diagnosed with ADHD, Oppositional Defiant Disorder, depression, and anxiety…
By Samuel Moore-Sobel “Some of the most impactful lessons I’ve ever received, I’ve had to learn in spite of myself,” Will Smith writes in his new memoir, Will. Candid and engaging throughout, Will was the perfect read over my holiday break. Even though Will Smith has been in the public eye for my entire life,…
By Tim Jon You know, at the time of this writing, I’ve lived in Loudoun County, Virginia for almost a quarter of a century, and I still encounter surprising, unexpected experiences in places into which I’ve previously never ventured; there were a lot of those kinds of moments as I made my way (by means…
By Tim Jon In an odd sort of way (or maybe not) it reminded me of Central Park in New York City; having traipsed around that popular acreage many times in days gone by, I guess I’d internalized the character of the landscape for some future use. Well, in mulling over my literary possibilities for…
By Michael Oberschneider, Psy.D. With 2021 coming to a close, many are looking ahead to what 2022 will bring. And, while there are always things outside of our control (e.g., COVID-19 ending), coming up with some personal New Year’s resolutions, can be a fun and productive way to start the year. Sure, we’ve all heard…
By Samuel Moore-Sobel “I told myself, even if a picture was all I ever found, I’d be happy for the rest of my life” Kevin Barhydt writes in his memoir, Dear Stephen Michael’s Mother. Rarely has a story gripped me as much as this one. I devoured the book in just a few days, taking…
Ask Dr. Mike By Michael Oberschneider, Psy.D. The Great Resignation, a term coined by organizational psychologist, Dr. Anthony Klotz, characterizes the trend in which large numbers of employees have quit their jobs from Spring of 2021 to the present. It’s believed that the trend is due to many factors in response to COVID-19 including burnout,…
All a child really wants is to be loved by their parents. Unfortunately, sometimes that love remains just out of reach. “Steve doesn’t love me,” Lisa Brennan-Jobs tells her mother as a teenager. Lisa is Steve Jobs’ oldest child, and she writes about her heartbreaking experience as his daughter in the New York Times bestseller,…