A Real Conversation with a Trump Voter Sounds Like…Trump
Many people wonder: Who could still support Trump after he has said and done so many immoral and illegal things? After he has said he won’t accept a peaceful transition of power if he loses. After he has repeatedly lied for months and said the election will be...
Beware Escalating Danger as US ‘Divorces’ Trump the Abuser
For the US, the next four and half months with Donald Trump as president will be like the ending of an abusive marriage. In “The Dangerous Case of Donald Trump”, I compared Trump to an abusive spouse in relationship with the country because the behavior traits of...
Bill Press Pod Interview on How Trump’s Mental State Affects Us All
I'm pleased to announce that I've been interviewed by Bill Press on his podcast. The topic is Trump's antisocial tendencies and how they affect the mental health of all of us. I'm joined by Jennifer Panning, PsyD, one of my co-authors in "The Dangerous Case of...
Antisocial Trump Harms Our Prosocial Mental Wellbeing
I am being interviewed tomorrow for the “Bill Press Pod” with Jennifer Panning, PsyD, one of my co-authors in The Dangerous Case of Donald Trump. The topic is the effect of Donald Trump on the mental health of all of us. So I might as well blog about it, too! It...
Review (Part 3): Too Much and Never Enough: How My Family Created the World’s Most Dangerous Man, by Mary L. Trump, PhD (Simon & Schuster, 2020)
Abusive Parents Create Abusive Children As I’ve written in Part 1 and Part 2 of this review, and in numerous other blogs, Other-Blamers are essentially abusive partners who engage in relationships with antisocial emotions and traits of self-interest, rather than...
Review (Part 2): Too Much and Never Enough: How My Family Created the World’s Most Dangerous Man, by Mary L. Trump, PhD
Lack of Accountability As Core of a Toxic Family System As I noted in Part 1 of this extended review, I prefer a case formulation for Donald Trump and those like him, focusing on his Other-Blamer behaviors as evidence of deep...
Review (Part 1): “Too Much and Never Enough: How My Family Created the World’s Most Dangerous Man,” by Mary L. Trump, PhD
Review: Too Much and Never Enough, by Mary L. Trump, PhD, Part 1
Journal Article: Stories of Ethical Activism in the Age of Trump
I am proud to announce that a Special Edition of the Journal of Humanistic Psychology has been published and I was lead editor and a contributor. The journal is titled "Addressing the Elephant in the Room: Stories of Ethical Activism in the Age of Trump." Thanks to my...
Customize Your Coping Skills During a High-stress Pandemic
Many experts are writing blogs and doing videos on how to improve your coping skills during a high-stress pandemic, such as the situation we are in. One of the most comprehensive and informative I’ve seen is by author Hillary Jacobs Hendel, and despite the title, it...
Video panel on Understanding Trump’s Abusive Behavior in the Time of Pandemic
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ifaddKoicd8&feature=youtu.be Is America In an Abusive Relationship with Trump? I say yes, of course, because this is exactly what I wrote about in my chapter in "The Dangerous Case of Donald Trump: 37 Psychiatrists and Mental Health...