American Physician Institute for Advanced Professional Studies
Superheroes and Geeks, Balancing Success and Robustness
You already may have heard of superhero or geek therapy, a form of psychotherapy that incorporates characters from comic books, [...]
The Placebo ZigZag
When you read about the placebo effect, you invariably learn that it is due to a change in the patient’s [...]
Simple Powerful Dream Interpretation Method
I walked into the coffee shop. My three friends were already sitting around a table drinking coffee. One friend was [...]
Losing Weight After a Lifetime of Failure
I received this request for advice from a reader in response to one of my earlier posts. “Jack, I’m writing [...]
Why Is Negative Change Easier Than Positive Change?
Why does it seem harder to make positive changes in our lives, like for example, maintaining a regular exercise regimen, [...]
Not Depressed Still Unhappy
At the recently concluded Oasis Conference – what a joy that was! – in my “Lessons Learned from a Tertiary [...]
Why the Knowledge / Exam Performance Gap? (Part 1 of 5)
Below is a transcription of the video (it has been edited for clarity): Many physicians who do poorly on their [...]
Easy Way to Like Yourself More
A lot of our suffering is self-induced and occurs from our perception of personal shortcomings. It’s easy to be disappointed [...]