Dr. Leslie Becker-Phelps | Articles by Dr. Becker-Phelps

I write a blog for PsychologyToday.com; Making Change: A psychologist provides guidelines to help individuals define their best pathways to change. To receive email notification of blog postings, Click Here To follow Dr. Becker-Phelps on Twitter, Click Here Most of the articles listed below were published in my monthly column in the Recorder Community Newspapers. The Recorder Community Newspapers has over 250,000 readers and publishes weekly editions in 19 newspapers, which cover Morris, Somerset, Essex and Hunterdon counties of New Jersey.
CARRY THE BREATH OF SPRING WITH YOU THROUGHOUT THE YEAR	EMPATHIC LISTENING: ONE KEY TO SUCCESSFUL RELATIONSHIPS
THERE ARE THREE SEPARATE STRANDS TO YOUR EMOTIONAL LIFELINE	FIND A “HELPER’S HIGH” BY BEING ALTRUISTIC
THE HAPPINESS WE YEARN FOR GROWS FROM WITHIN	LET GRATITUDE BE THE TAIL ON YOUR KITE
LOVE IS ACTION	SELF-LOVE IS NOT SELFISH
SHOW FEAR RESPECT AS YOU LEARN APPROPRIATE RESPONSES	THE DALAI LAMA SPEAKS TO COMPASSION
ANALYZE WHAT YOU MEAN WHEN YOU SAY, "I FEEL BAD THAT"	MAKE EVERY DAY A HAPPY MOTHER’S DAY
MOTHERHOOD IS FULL OF MYTHS AND MIRACLES	THE COLOR OF NORMAL
WALKING WILL INVIGORATE BODY, MIND AND SPIRIT	A TIDY LITTLE GUIDE TO MANAGING ANGER
FOR VALENTINE’S DAY: NURTURE OR RECAPTURE YOUR LOVE	SENIORS MUST TAKE GOOD CARE OF THEMSELVES IN THE AFTERMATH OF DISASTER
MAKING RELATIONSHIPS WORK FOR YOU	TEAR DOWN THE INVISIBLE FENCES IN YOUR LIFE
AN IMPROBABLE LESSON IN COMPUTER TECHNOLOGY	HOW TO PUT SOME HONEST JOY IN YOUR 'HOLIDAY SMILE'
DON'T LET SELF-DOUBT MAKE YOUR RESOLUTIONS SELF-DESTRUCT	MAKE THE FIVE-HOUR RULE WORK FOR YOU: SET TIME ASIDE EVERY DAY AND LEARN TO PUT THE MAGIC BACK INTO YOUR SPECIAL RELATIONSHIP
HOW TO HAVE MATERIAL SUCCESS AND STILL BE HAPPY	FREE YOURSELF FROM THE OPPRESSION OF THE "SHOULDS"
SPRING BACK TO LIFE AFTER DIFFICULT TIMES; CONSIDER SEVERAL WAYS TO DEVELOP, MAINTAIN OR INCREASE EMOTIONAL RESILIENCY	FIVE GUIDELINES FOR RESOLVING CONFLICT WITH YOUR PARTNER
APPRECIATING YOUR STRENGTHS KEEPS SELF-IMPROVEMENT ON THE RIGHT PATH	STOP THINKING AND START FEELING
FIVE STEPS TO HANDLING EMOTIONALY DIFFICULT SITUATIONS	KEEP A SUNNY OUTLOOK OVER THE DARK WINTER MONTHS
TO FOCUS ON LIFE'S PLEASURES, LOOK THE OTHER WAY	FOR SINGLES, FEBRUARY CAN BE A LONG MONTH
FIND HAPPINESS THROUGH ENGAGEMENT AND MEANING	CLIMBING OUT OF AN EMOTIONAL PIT CAN BE GOOD EXCERCISE
THERE WILL ALWAYS BE SOMEONE WHO HAS MORE THAN YOU; HERE'S HOW YOU GET OVER IT	HOW NOT TO SWEAT THE SMALL STUFF

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