Dr. John Duffy

12/22/2025

Thought I’d get this one out before it’s too late. Good advice here, especially the last one. Happy holidays! Merry Christmas! Go Bears! All the good things!

The holidays are the greatest time of year.

12/17/2025

Some lasting change in our lives requires therapy, a deep dive into the past, or the psychological underpinnings that prevent us from moving forward. Other change simply reqiures a decision, I’m learning. Today’s Substack. Link in bio.

12/17/2025

Some lasting change in our lives requires therapy, a deep dive into the past, or the psychological underpinnings that prevent us from moving forward. Other change simply reqiures a decision, I’m learning. Today’s Substack.

Oftentimes, I find lasting, profound change requires therapy and a deep dive into our psyches, our past traumas, and any hidden blocks to achieving our goals and dreams.

12/12/2025

Some ideas for creating happy, peaceful holidays, especially in families of divorce.

Clinical psychologist, best-selling author, speaker, and national media personality, Dr. Duffy joins us on The Morning Blend to share his advice for making the holidays meaningful and peaceful.

12/10/2025

I often think about why we care so much about college and professional sports. My musings on the matter in Today’s Substack. Link in bio.

12/10/2025

I often think about why we care so much about college and professional sports. My musings on the matter in Today’s Substack.

Bear down, Chicago Bears, make every play clear the way to victory

12/09/2025

Today, my thoughts are with Tom Duffy: artist, poet, writer, rabble-rouser, and one-of-a-kind humorist. 24 years gone. Forever missed.

12/03/2025

You may remember I sounded an alarm about our college kids at the beginning of this semester. Here’s an update as I’ve spoken with many of them over the past week or two. Today’s Substack. Link in bio.

12/03/2025

You may remember I sounded an alarm about our college kids at the beginning of this semester. Here’s an update as I’ve spoken with many of them over the past week or two. Today’s Substack.

So your kids are back home from college for Thanksgiving break.

12/02/2025

I’ll be talking this am about how parents can best manage the holidays when divorced or divorcing. Tune in to the Morning Blend just after 9.

11/26/2025

So, I talked about the holiday blues yesterday, and we’ve all heard a lot about Seasonal Affective Disorder, a serious mental health condition. But this time of year, I suspect the majority of us experience, or can allow ourselves to experience, something else. Today’s Substack. Link in bio.

11/26/2025

So, I talked about the holiday blues yesterday, and we’ve all heard a lot about Seasonal Affective Disorder, a serious mental health condition. But this time of year, I suspect the majority of us experience, or can allow ourselves to experience, something else. Today’s Substack.

It hit me hard, first thing in the morning, on a mid-November Wednesday a couple of weeks ago.