How Life Changes

Anxiety

The Psychological Ghosts That Haunt Us

Mary-Joan Gerson Ph.D. on November 17, 2022

Ghosts have always been a feature of our culture, particularly at Halloween. Their frightening appearance illuminates our own unresolved attachment issues.

Ghosts have always been a feature of our culture, particularly at Halloween. Their frightening appearance illuminates our own unresolved attachment issues.

Grief

El Día de los Muertos: Reuniting With Those Who’ve Died

Mary-Joan Gerson Ph.D. on October 17, 2022

Not everyone invites the dead to return once a year as Mexicans do. But how pleasurable it is to imagine such a visit—the preparation, the laughter, the reminiscences.

Not everyone invites the dead to return once a year as Mexicans do. But how pleasurable it is to imagine such a visit—the preparation, the laughter, the reminiscences.

Grief

An Alexa Seance: Conversations With Those Who’ve Died

Mary-Joan Gerson Ph.D. on August 30, 2022

Amazon’s Alexa will likely allow us to have "conversations" with those who’ve died. But won't this opportunity weaken our ability to let the dead grow and expand in our memory?

Amazon’s Alexa will likely allow us to have "conversations" with those who’ve died. But won't this opportunity weaken our ability to let the dead grow and expand in our memory?

Grief

Expanding Our Cultural Experience to Include the Inevitability of Grief

Mary-Joan Gerson Ph.D. on July 9, 2022

As grief has a more prominent role in today's society, we must be courageous in embracing raw, intense sadness and creating space for darkness.

As grief has a more prominent role in today's society, we must be courageous in embracing raw, intense sadness and creating space for darkness.

Grief

How to Let Grief Grow and Keep the Dead Alive

Mary-Joan Gerson Ph.D. on May 13, 2022

How can we comfortably keep the dead alive in our minds and in our familial and friendship relationships?

How can we comfortably keep the dead alive in our minds and in our familial and friendship relationships?