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Pulling the Thread Docu-Series: Understanding Conspiracy Thinking "Exploding the biggest myth of all: that human beings are rational." I was so pleased to be part of this important…

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Podcast on Leadership, Empathy and Happiness I'm looking forward to talking with Max Zheng tomorrow on his Human Prosperity Podcast, Max has conversations about leadership from the perspective of maximizing happiness and prosperity.

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Political Leadership and the Role of Psychiatry: Panel discussion at the American Psychiatric Association 2019 Meeting, May 20, 2019

Political Leadership and the Role of Psychiatry: Panel discussion at the American Psychiatric Association 2019 Meeting, May 20, 2019

This panel at the American Psychiatric Association’s annual meeting is a reprise of a similar panel organized two years ago by Dr. Nassir Ghaemi, Professor of Psychiatry at Tufts University and author of A First-Rate Madness. I will be speaking along with Dr. Ghaemi, Dr. Charles Dike from Yale University and Retired Army Brigadier General and psychiatrist Stephen N. Xenakis. Dr. Alan Stone,…

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Take Control of Your Finances --When Life Throws You a Curveball

Take Control of Your Finances –When Life Throws You a Curveball

Winnetka Women’s Exchange. May 7, 2019, 12 noon. CIBC Bank, 1255 Green Bay Road. With Treasa Moran, Financial Advisor with Morgan Stanley. For more information or to register visit the Winnetka Women’s Exchange website.

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Illinois Women's Conference March 28 2019, Chicago "Understanding Your Worth: Building a Financial Planning Strategy"

Illinois Women’s Conference March 28 2019, Chicago “Understanding Your Worth: Building a Financial Planning Strategy”

I will be discussing the impact that the psychology of money has on our lives and decision making.  I’m delighted to present with Katie Banks, Vice President of Human Resources at EquiTrust Life Insurance, Treasa Moran, financial advisor at Morgan Stanley, and Lindsey Paige Markus JD from Chuhak and Tecson. The conference has lots of great sessions.  To register, visit the National Diversity…

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Free Seminar on The Psychology of Money

Free Seminar on The Psychology of Money

When:  Tuesday, February 26, 5:00 pm – 7:00 pm

Where:  WeWork 111 W Illinois St. 5th Floor, Chicago

Financial Advisor Treasa Moran from Morgan Stanley and I have teamed up to create a seminar on the Psychology of Money.   We share a fascination with the way emotions affect personal financial decisions and a conviction that learning about the emotional/psychological issues underlying our…

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How to Cope With Work-Related Anxiety

How to Cope With Work-Related Anxiety

U.S. News and World Reportwriter Ruben interviewed me for a story on work-related anxiety for the magazine’s consumer health focus.  I appreciate opportunities to talk about what Freud called “the psychology of everyday life.”  There’s a lot we can understand about the psychological pressures we are all subject to at work and in relationships without veering into the realm of psychopathology.  In…

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Why the Concept of Retirement is Destructive and Needs to be Replaced

Why the Concept of Retirement is Destructive and Needs to be Replaced

This article was originally published on Forbes.com in August 2018.  It is the first of a series of blog posts that will reflect the work I am very excited to be doing on a forthcoming book, Starting Older.

Ask any successful, engaged 65-year-old, “Are you ready to withdraw from life?”

The words “retire” and “retirement” derive from the French retirer, meaning to withdraw.  The common definition…

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The Mind of the Entrepreneurial Doc: Psychological Hurdles and Rewards

The Mind of the Entrepreneurial Doc: Psychological Hurdles and Rewards

Society of Physician Entrepreneurs, Chicago Chapter.

September 11, 2018, 6:30 p.m.

At WeWork – River North, 111 W. Illinois Street (E. of Salesforce) 5th Floor Chicago, IL 60654

Click here to register

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Webinar: How to Understand and Plan For the New Retirement

Webinar: How to Understand and Plan For the New Retirement

This is an introduction to ideas I am working on for a new book.  There is a new life stage–I call it “starting older” –that didn’t exist for previous generations. I was really pleased to present on this topic for the Northwestern Alumni Association Career webinar series.  In my view, the traditional vision of retirement is obsolete–not a useful concept for most people who are in the…

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Papa John's Faces a PR--and a Moral--Crisis. What Should They do Next?

Papa John’s Faces a PR–and a Moral–Crisis. What Should They do Next?

I had the opportunity to write a piece for commPRO.biz, an online publication for communications professionals. Crisis management always involves assessing the company’s capacity for empathy with those who have been injured by its behavior. In this case, there is an empathy deficit that needs to be bridged by outside consultation. Read the piece here.

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Quick physical intervention stopped violent intentions; could it stop violence? (CNN.com July, 2018)

Quick physical intervention stopped violent intentions; could it stop violence? (CNN.com July, 2018)

CNN’s Jen Christensen reports on a study that suggested that trans-cranial electrical stimulation of the prefrontal cortex might inhibit someone’s intention to commit a violent act.  I comment on the intriguing implications and the practical problems that would be involved.  My colleague Dr. Jesse Viner, founder and medical director of Yellowbrick Consultation and Treatment Center is also…

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Why People Skills Are So Important And How You Can Polish Yours To A Shine Forbes.com June, 2018

Why People Skills Are So Important And How You Can Polish Yours To A Shine Forbes.com June, 2018

Forbes’ editor  Anne Glusker writes about the importance of people skills in business, also popularly known recently as emotional intelligence.  I’m quoted on the importance of empathy and trust. Read the piece here.

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Webinar June 7 at 12 noon "How to Understand and Plan for the New Retirement"

Webinar June 7 at 12 noon “How to Understand and Plan for the New Retirement”

Thursday, June 7 12:00 – 1:00 pm

I’m excited to be presenting a webinar to Northwestern alumni, family and friends about a “new” life stage I call “Starting Older.”  For most 65-year-olds the old model of retirement is obsolete. It is often a time for a major career pivot, but those of us in this phase of life still have 15 to 20 years of productivity in us.  What do we do now?  Tune in to the…

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Why Inspiring Trust And Trusting Others Are Essential Leadership Capacities (Within Bounds)

Why Inspiring Trust And Trusting Others Are Essential Leadership Capacities (Within Bounds)

This is the first of two posts related to trust, one of the five essential capacities of cognition and character that a leader who shoulders great responsibility must have. These were originally published Forbes online.  This post explains why trust is a crucial capacity, how it has to be regulated and what happens when it is absent. The next post offers suggestions on the assessment of trust.…

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10 Things We Keep Getting Wrong About Gun Violence: Especially when it comes to mental health

10 Things We Keep Getting Wrong About Gun Violence: Especially when it comes to mental health

It can’t be said often enough:  the vast majority of gun violence incidents cannot be linked to mental health diagnoses.  I’m all for more resources for mental health treatment and training but they will do nothing to decrease our epidemic of gun violence.  Only decreasing access to guns will.  Pleased to be quoted in a great article by Huffington Post’s Lindsay Holmes.  Read it here.

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"Diagnosing From Afar: Discover Magazine Top 100 Stories of 2017 January 2018

“Diagnosing From Afar: Discover Magazine Top 100 Stories of 2017 January 2018

Interviewed by Andrew Curry for his essay “Diagnosing From Afar” on the so-called Goldwater Rule, which dictates parameters for psychiatrists commenting on public figures.  This became a major story in 2017 when mental health professionals challenged the ethics of the rule itself.  The story appeared as number 45 in Discover’s list of top 100. Discover Magazine January/February 2018.