The Conventional Wisdom and Dr. Phil are Wrong Note: I wrote this essay in 2000 after my book, Will Our Love Last, was published. It is a summary of the book in 900 words. If you like the essay you’ll love the book. There is a conventional wisdom about
I get it: Ever since November 6, 2024 you have felt increasing anxiety, depression, outrage, dread, and despair. Me too. And it’s not just us. The election of Donald Trump to the presidency of the United States for a second term has caused real and sometimes extreme psychological distress for
How to Overcome Public Speaking Anxiety – By Sam R. Hamburg | Copyright © 2025 Fear of public speaking is one of the most common phobias. Which is not surprising when you consider that you’re up there, everyone is looking at you, and they’re waiting for you to perform.
Yes! Absolutely! Love at first sight happens…sometimes. Not as often as we wish it did. Not as often as we think it does. Let’s start with something that most of us have experienced now and then: like at first sight. You meet a new group of people—in a new
Lots of people are afraid of public speaking—but you don’t have to be. There’s an easy way to get over it quickly, almost instantly. I didn’t just dream up what I am about to describe. It follows the logic of an approach to therapy invented by the Austrian psychiatrist, Victor
Sounds like an oxymoron doesn’t it, like “dry rain” or “jumbo shrimp.” But you can totally relaxed when you’re out on a date. All it takes is that you understand this one simple truth: You can’t make anybody like you. We’ve all been taught since childhood that the task