mysteryshrink

I'm a psychologist who goes to way too many movies, for the same reason I chose this profession. I love stories. I use movies and novels working with people in my office and during speaking engagements. "You should write some of this down," I kept being told. So, this is it, folks.

Is It True What They Say About ‘Only’ Children?

What About ‘Only Children’ and Sibling Position? This entry will make better sense if you’ve read: “The Weird Sisters” by Eleanor Brown, Sibling Position, Part 1 of 2; “The Weird Sisters” by Eleanor Brown, Sibling Position, Part 2 of 2; How Does Your Birth Order Position Affect Your Life Now? Spoiler Alert!; What …

“The Weird Sisters” Sibling Position, Part 2 of 2

“The Weird Sisters” by Eleanor Brown, Sibling Position, Part 2 of 2 This is Part 2 of 2, to make sense of this entry you will need to read “The Weird Sisters” by Eleanor Brown, Sibling Position, Part 1 of 2 to make sense of Part 2. Also, before launching into this …

“The Weird Sisters” by Eleanor Brown, Sibling Position, Part 1 of 2

“The Weird Sisters” by Eleanor Brown, Sibling Position, Part 1 of 2 Before launching into this article, you might want to read: 1. What Does Your Sibling Position Have to Do with Your Relationship? Walter Toman’s Birth Order Tendencies 2. The Myth that More Attention is Better—Coming. 3. Me? Host Thanksgiving? …

What If Someone Stole Your Credit Card? Talk about Stress!

What If Someone Steals Your Credit Card Number? Talk about Stress! Identity theft is nothing new. Ending up with a bunch of charges you don’t recognize on your statement can happen more easily than most people think. This horror happened to my new husband and me during our trip to Mexico to …

Is Following Your Dream Ruining Your Life? American Pharaoh and You

Is Following Your Dream Ruining Your Life? American Pharaoh and You What? Isn’t it important to ‘follow your dream?’ And isn’t Victor Espinoza, the jockey for American Pharaoh, just the example we need to be inspired? After all, Victor was one of eleven children born into a poor farm family …

Robin, How We Loved You, We Haven’t Forgotten

Robin, How We Loved You, We Haven’t Forgotten One year ago, Robin Williams killed himself. It was a ‘marker day’ for those of us who knew only what he gave us and not the despair in his heart. “A marker day is a day when something unexpected and irreversible happens …

What Does Sibling Position Have to Do with Love and Friendship? . . The Answers

Birth Position Tendencies** This is a repeat of What Does Sibling Position Have to Do with Love and Friendship? . . . This time with identification tags for sibling positions. Before reading this entry please read: Me? Do Thanksgiving? You Have to be Crazy! and What Does Sibling Position Have to …

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