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Geraldine K. Piorkowski Ph.D.

About

Dr. Geraldine K. Piorkowski is a retired clinical psychologist who received her Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology from the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign. Since then, she has worked in a variety of academic and clinical settings for over fifty years. Besides holding the position of Chair of the Psychology Department at Roosevelt University, Chicago, she was also on the faculty at the University of Illinois at Chicago, the College of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey at Newark, and the Northwestern Medical School in Chicago. In addition, she was director of two university counseling centers in Chicago. She is the author of many psychological articles and three books: Too Close for Comfort: Exploring the Risks of Intimacy (1994), Adult Children of Divorce: Confused Love Seekers (2008), and most recently, Beyond Pipe Dreams and Platitudes: Insights on Love, Luck, and Narcissism from a Longtime Psychologist (2021). Currently, she is on the local Board of the Phi Beta Kappa Honor Society and lives in Chicago with her husband of 61 years. They have two adult children (Paul and Julie) and also had a son, Michael, who died in 1995.

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Books by Geraldine K. Piorkowski Ph.D.
Recent Posts
Whether to Speak Up or Stay Quiet
When is the best time to stay quiet or end a conversation? When it could be counter-productive—like a heated conversation that is going nowhere.
Trying to Resolve Conflict Via Texting Can Create Confusion

What makes texting an unlikely vehicle for solving interpersonal problems? The absence of nonverbal cues can lead to misunderstanding about the sender's motives and meaning.

What makes texting an unlikely vehicle for solving interpersonal problems? The absence of nonverbal cues can lead to misunderstanding about the sender's motives and meaning.

The Illusion of Control

Why is excessive control of our world unhealthy? It makes it more difficult to deal with the unexpected and be resilient.

Why is excessive control of our world unhealthy? It makes it more difficult to deal with the unexpected and be resilient.

Anger Can Cover Up a Whole Host of Feelings

Why are we so angry? The answers range from hurt/disappointment to narcissistic entitlement to masculine insecurity.

Why are we so angry? The answers range from hurt/disappointment to narcissistic entitlement to masculine insecurity.

How Not to Raise a Narcissist

When is a lot of parental attention too much? When it interferes with a child's developmental tasks.

When is a lot of parental attention too much? When it interferes with a child's developmental tasks.

Why Is Our Advice to Family and Friends So Often Ignored?

Why is it so hard to be consistently attentive to loved ones? We adapt to their familiarity, often perceiving them with old eyes.

Why is it so hard to be consistently attentive to loved ones? We adapt to their familiarity, often perceiving them with old eyes.

Why Do We Fall For Certain "Types"?

What turns you on? Insight into your emotional triggers can change the dynamics.

What turns you on? Insight into your emotional triggers can change the dynamics.