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Environment

Can We Be Hopeful About the Future of the Earth?

Sam Osherson Ph.D. on July 1, 2021

Re-wilding nature is essential to protect species diversity and our own futures. We can start with the world right outside our windows.

Re-wilding nature is essential to protect species diversity and our own futures. We can start with the world right outside our windows.

Race and Ethnicity

Listening While White

Sam Osherson Ph.D. on April 3, 2021

Listening deeply in conversations about race is possible. First we need to understand where we are coming from.

Listening deeply in conversations about race is possible. First we need to understand where we are coming from.

Attention

How Well Do You Know the World You Live In?

Sam Osherson Ph.D. on January 4, 2021

A new book offers ways of knowing the world around us in a way that will enrich your life.

A new book offers ways of knowing the world around us in a way that will enrich your life.

Relationships

After Election Day: How to Listen Better to Each Other

Sam Osherson Ph.D. on October 30, 2020

Exhausted by the election? A focus on listening better can bring important benefits.

Exhausted by the election? A focus on listening better can bring important benefits.

Embarrassment

Four Dilemmas for White Men in These Times

Sam Osherson Ph.D. on August 4, 2020

Between #MeToo and BLM, being a white man has gotten more complicated these days. Thank goodness.

Between #MeToo and BLM, being a white man has gotten more complicated these days. Thank goodness.

Coronavirus Disease 2019

4 Life Lessons From COVID-19

Sam Osherson Ph.D. on April 26, 2020

What can you learn about yourself from living through a pandemic?

What can you learn about yourself from living through a pandemic?

Child Development

What Happens to Our Childhood Heroes?

Sam Osherson Ph.D. on April 2, 2020

Did you have a favorite childhood hero? Did they stay with you as an adult? Mine did—then I wrote a novel about him and he changed.

Did you have a favorite childhood hero? Did they stay with you as an adult? Mine did—then I wrote a novel about him and he changed.

Anxiety

Slowing Down the Classroom Steamroller

Sam Osherson Ph.D. on February 7, 2020

Feeling bullied by your own curriculum in the classroom? There are ways to make teaching more enjoyable by helping students learn how to listen.

Feeling bullied by your own curriculum in the classroom? There are ways to make teaching more enjoyable by helping students learn how to listen.

Politics

Heartbreak, Hope, and Political Action

Sam Osherson Ph.D. on November 5, 2019

To counter political despair and helplessness, we need start with the heart.

To counter political despair and helplessness, we need start with the heart.

Identity

White Sorrow and a Positive Racial Identity

Sam Osherson Ph.D. on September 8, 2019

h these intense and complicated times, paying attention to sorrow can help us get past more negative emotions.

h these intense and complicated times, paying attention to sorrow can help us get past more negative emotions.

Environment

Waking Up In Ecuador: In Evolution's Workshop

Sam Osherson Ph.D. on June 10, 2019

What is our true place in nature? The Galapagos Islands revealed the answer.

What is our true place in nature? The Galapagos Islands revealed the answer.

Environment

Waking Up (Unexpectedly) In Ecuador, Part 1

Sam Osherson Ph.D. on June 6, 2019

Worried about the climate crisis? An unexpected encounter while traveling can bring real hope.

Worried about the climate crisis? An unexpected encounter while traveling can bring real hope.

Career

Why Good Supervision in Psychotherapy Matters

Sam Osherson Ph.D. on May 25, 2019

What makes for a good therapist? Our early training can shape our careers

What makes for a good therapist? Our early training can shape our careers

Empathy

Building Cohesion and Empathy in the Classroom

Sam Osherson Ph.D. on February 27, 2019

Does your classroom sometimes feel like a steamroller you can't slow down? This low-pressure game can foster creativity, cohesion, and empathy.

Does your classroom sometimes feel like a steamroller you can't slow down? This low-pressure game can foster creativity, cohesion, and empathy.

Psychoanalysis

Thank You, Philip Roth

Sam Osherson Ph.D. on November 28, 2018

What great novel nailed it for you, pointing the way to being the kind of adult you wanted to be?

What great novel nailed it for you, pointing the way to being the kind of adult you wanted to be?

Sex

An Open Letter To White Boys

Sam Osherson Ph.D. on August 30, 2018

Being young, white, and male is a challenge in our changing society. A few tips can be helpful.

Being young, white, and male is a challenge in our changing society. A few tips can be helpful.

Embarrassment

Since Our Shame Is Adhesive, Can We Learn to Embrace It?

Sam Osherson Ph.D. on June 1, 2018

Shame may be the royal road to releasing our creativity and resilience.

Shame may be the royal road to releasing our creativity and resilience.

Bias

Being White in an Age of Color

Sam Osherson Ph.D. on March 1, 2018

In these turbulent times, there is great opportunity for white people to understand their whiteness and to deepen their connection to people of color.

In these turbulent times, there is great opportunity for white people to understand their whiteness and to deepen their connection to people of color.

Sex

When Students Talk About Wealth and Class

Sam Osherson Ph.D. on December 12, 2017

Are our kids better at talking about wealth and class than we are?

Are our kids better at talking about wealth and class than we are?

Friends

How to Avoid a Personal Political Meltdown

Sam Osherson Ph.D. on September 29, 2017

Feeling worn out by the political situation? A little group can make a big difference

Feeling worn out by the political situation? A little group can make a big difference