A User’s Guide to Managing Social Distance This is Part Seven of a seven-part series published over seven consecutive weeks. “What if another kid is being mean?” Alex continued. “Then avoid them,” I answered. “You don’t have time to be around people who are mean to you. There are too many people who love you, like your Mommy and Chloe […]
Read MoreThis is Part Six of a seven-part series published over seven consecutive weeks. So how can we manage social distance, especially when we wish to be closer than does the other person? Desiring, Not Insisting Desiring to be close to a friend, family member or intimate partner is OK—in fact, it’s a sublime representation of two inherent characteristics of ourselves we never […]
Read MoreThis is Part Four of a seven-part series published over seven consecutive weeks. A friend is someone who knows all about you and still loves you. — Elbert Hubbard One morning about five years ago, I called my wife. She was visiting her family in central Mexico with our two children. She had been there for the previous two weeks. […]
Read MoreThis is Part Two of a seven-part series published over seven consecutive weeks. We are all travelers in the wilderness of this world, and the best we can find in our travels is an honest friend. — Robert Louis Stevenson The next morning, as I was walking Alex to the school bus, I asked him, “Do you remember this past […]
Read MoreA user’s guide to managing social distance: Part two of Dr. Anthony Silard’s series in Psychology Today. Read more here.
Read MoreAre you feeling a little off of your game as we start reconnecting and emerging from the pandemic? Anthony Silard’s recent article in Fast Company might help. Read it here.
Read MoreImagine you are sitting home alone (not so difficult to imagine these days, considering over 3 in 5 Americans were lonely even before the pandemic) and have some time on your hands. What will you do with your free time? Call a friend? Read a book? If you’re like most people these days, you may be […]
Read MoreI went for a walk this morning in a nearby park and ended up in a lively conversation with an 87-year-old man who was walking his Shih Tzu. Alan talked at length about Marcy, who had entered his life six months ago after his previous dog had passed. Keeping It Real About ten minutes into […]
Read MoreTake a look at my new article in Psychology Today here!
Read More“How can you advise me to spend less time looking at my screens?” more than a few people have asked me after seeing the title of my book, Screened In: The Art of Living Free in the Digital Age. “During the pandemic, my screens are all I have to connect with others.” Feeling Stressed? Connect Actually, […]
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