Category Archives: Rachel Waxman, Ph.D.

by Rachel Waxman, Ph.D. You’ve got to feel sorry for two-year-olds: They want to be in charge so much that their answer to everything is, “No!” So when they get their own way, they might miss out on things (like … Continue reading →

by Rachel Waxman, Ph.D. As I walked down the street one day, I was horrified to notice a slogan posted prominently on the window of a cosmetic surgeon’s office. “Feeling good begins in the mirror,” the sign proudly announced. So, … Continue reading →

by Rachel Waxman, Ph.D. Of course I may be wrong, but I think that most people who see the world with a degree of clarity would agree that no person fully understands everything. The world is just too complex. In … Continue reading →

by Rachel Waxman, Ph.D. The moment their first child was born, my cousins’ usually laid-back approach to life disappeared. Suddenly, daily life loomed very large – and the intensity of their emotional responses grew to match. The new father felt … Continue reading →

by Rachel Waxman, M.A. An early episode of the original Star Trek series attempted to answer the following question: What would happen if a group of people met an adolescent boy who was, for all intents and purposes, omnipotent? And … Continue reading →

by Rachel Waxman, M.A. In the basic A-B-C model of REBT, “A” refers to the event that triggers an emotional response, “B” to the belief that largely drives which emotion will be experienced, and “C” to the actual emotion (or … Continue reading →

by Rachel Waxman, Ph.D. A friend of mine was recently planning her wedding, and spent hours trying to decide between two different bouquets. It reminded me of all the times I’ve sat in a restaurant trying to decide what to … Continue reading →

by Rachel Waxman, M.A. Ah, the holiday season! Replete with tidings of joy and aggravation! Whatever holidays we celebrate, religious or secular, we’ve all felt the stress that holidays can bring. And I would divide that stress into two main … Continue reading →

by Rachel Waxman, M.A. Last week, it is estimated, the world population reached 7 billion people. Many countries wanted to get in on the action, photographing newborns and celebrating the fact that the “7 billionth baby” might be a beloved … Continue reading →

by Rachel Waxman, M.A. The recent death of Steve Jobs, co-founder and CEO of Apple, started me thinking about my love-hate relationship with computers. It’s easy to enjoy something that gives the convenience and the wealth of information provided by … Continue reading →