Conscious Resilience: A Key to Release From Overcontrol
Do you ever feel physically and mentally exhausted from trying to make things go a...
Science: Research & Theory
Want To Be Certain? Don’t Be So Sure
News Flash: After decades of getting people to trust their gut, build confidence in themselves,...
Being Frugal: Good Self-Care or Too Emotionally Expensive?
Being frugal can either enhance or undermine our well-being. Depending on why we do it...
Can Someone With OCPD Change?
I recently finished therapeutic work with a man whom I’ll call Fred. His story addresses...
The Origins of OCPD: Genes, Environment, and the Two Other Factors Most People Don’t Consider
Many people wonder how they became controlling, driven, and perfectionistic. Or, to use the clinical...
The Need to Control: A Compulsive Recipe for Poor Health
Norman was taking his family out to dinner for a special occasion and he had...
Flexibility Vs. Doing the “Right” Thing in Relationships
Occasionally I come across a study that sheds so much light on the struggles that...
Understanding the Four Types of Obsessive-Compulsive Personality to Achieve Balance
[Available in audio format at Google Podcasts and Apple, and Spotify.] As I’ve gotten to...
Psychological Research to Help You Stay Calm During COVID-19
The pandemic presents particular psychological challenges for people who are compulsive, Type A, and driven....
The Healthy Compulsive Book Has Arrived!
Recognizing OCPD and The Driven Personality A woman who recently realized that she had OCPD...
The Healthy Compulsive book is now available in paperback in addition to hardcover and e-book format:
Healthy Compulsive Book
If you’d like to use your time in psychotherapy more effectively, check out my book on therapy.
