by Johna Hansen, L.C.S.W. After arguing with someone the other day, I couldn’t get the song “Anything you can do, I can do better” out of my head.  Some of the lyrics are: “Anything you can be, I can be

by Amanda Rosinski, M.A. In New York City, the public transportation system is heavily relied upon by millions of daily riders. Public transportation can be so helpful, but can also be quite challenging. Recently, I was attempting to ride the

by Stephanie Schwartz, M.S.  Last week I had a technical issue with my laptop. I called the company that I purchased it from and described the problem. I was told that a technical support associate would be able to assist

by Mark Schiffman, M.S.  Many of us go around thinking that we would be better off not feeling any emotion – “I should be reasoned and well-thought out and emotion just gets in the way of being rational and productive!” 

by Mark Schiffman, M.S.  Many of us go around thinking that we would be better off not feeling any emotion – “I should be reasoned and well-thought out and emotion just gets in the way of being rational and productive!” 

by  Megan Sy, M.S. “I love deadlines. I love the whooshing noise they make as they go by.” –Douglas Adams Over the years, I have developed a love-hate relationship with deadlines. For many projects and tasks, deadlines do a good

by Rosina Pzena, M.S. This morning I was really looking forward to bringing leftovers for lunch today. It was going to be great – yummy Greek food, and I didn’t have to prepare anything myself or spend any more money. So

by Johna Hansen, LCSW While preparing to work on certain projects around my home over the weekend, I had an extremely long to-do list in my mind: do the laundry, do the dishes, make bread, pick up groceries, paint a

by Raymond Moody, M.A.  When I first started working at the Albert Ellis Institute I was asked to pick an animal name. Throughout my training in graduate school I learned about the negative impacts of stress on health and I