by Dr. Dan | Aug 7, 2020 | Uncategorized
I was waiting in line to get into a store and found myself feeling impatient. We never used to have to wait in line to get into a store. We only had to wait in line once we were in a store and wanted to pay to get out of the store. This pandemic period has us doing...
by Dr. Dan | Jul 31, 2020 | Uncategorized
A loyal blog follower tells me what a tough time it is for youth soccer coaches. This makes sense, given that coaches need players to do their jobs. I wonder if coaches will appreciate all of their players more once their seasons resume. Some coaches only...
by Dr. Dan | Jul 24, 2020 | Uncategorized
I want to keep growing stronger during this pandemic period. I don’t want to be the kind of psychologist who can only live vicariously through the growth of his clients. I want to practice what I preach—even though I don’t do much preaching. My downside as a...
by Dr. Dan | Jul 17, 2020 | Uncategorized
I try to tell myself reassuring things during these worrisome times. The most common thing I will tell myself is: things are going to be okay. I tell myself this because most of our worries relate to things not being okay. Most worries are about the future. They...
by Dr. Dan | Jul 10, 2020 | Uncategorized
I was listening today to No One Knows by the Nigerian-French singer Asa. It’s a song about a weatherman who is reluctant to make predictions, insisting that, “no one knows tomorrow.” It must be a hard time for weather people—not because of the pandemic or the racial...
by Dr. Dan | Jul 3, 2020 | Uncategorized
My wife and I got into a disagreement the other day when she referred to me as “privileged.” I have never considered myself to be privileged, since I didn’t grow up in the kind of a house as the truly privileged people in our neighborhood. My dad used to say that it...
