Stephen Craig Messer, PhD

03/16/2024

Is social media this toxic? Jonathan Haidt believes so and makes compelling empirical/scientific arguments.
I'm waiting for my copy of his new book that explores this in more detail.
"The Anxious Generation: How the Great Rewiring of Childhood Is Causing an Epidemic of Mental Illness."

03/14/2024

Homelessness and Mental Illness are two distinct, complex, yet overlapping issues and constructs. This is a vast, significant challenge given our horrific mental healthcare system *and* the tenuous social safety net system for the impoverished.

Anne Zimmerman argues that the US has a moral and legal obligation to provide housing and respect the human rights of the homeless.

03/03/2024

Have you suffered heartbreak and struggled with closure? What did you learn?

Closure in a relationship can help you and the other person understand the situation better and accept how it turned out. Helping both of you move forward.

02/15/2024

Share your thoughts? Too "reasonable and dull" and not "passionate and spontaneous" enough for you? 😊

We all want what you’re having.

02/05/2024

Enjoy this informative and helpful article about an extreme form of "negative thinking" that we all likely engage in to some degree ad at some point... practice and effort are required :)

Nine experts weigh in on curbing and diffusing your overly negative thoughts.

12/30/2023

What every parent knows... who has more than one child :) A fascinating element in the evolving transactional tapestry we call human development.

Confident or shy, our temperament is mostly baked-in from birth. But how that influences our lives is up for grabs

11/05/2023

Dr. Peterson gets many things right. 😊

08/22/2019

To all you special human beings who over the years, maybe even today, have bravely shared your loneliness, and honored me and touched my heart in your search for meaning in your suffering. - Dr. Steve

"A Human Touch," written by Steve McEwan, Jackson Browne and Leslie Mendelson for the new Paul Haggis documentary 5B. Performed by Jackson Browne and Leslie ...