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Remembering the Gaebler Children’s Center
By Alan Bodnar Ph.D.
When our editor asked if I might have something to say about residential schools for this special edition of NEPSY, I thought I was too far removed from any real-life...
Bridging the divide: Walking the talk
By Alan Bodnar Ph.D.
Last month, my reflections on the passing of a friend on the other side of the culture wars divide led me to the importance of common ground and common sense in bridging the...
Bridging the divide: Common ground and common sense
By Alan Bodnar Ph.D.
Our friend Jim died this summer. He was my friend, but I use the word “our” because we were six, friends since high school, who have managed to stay in touch through all...
Surreal Alaska
By Alan Bodnar Ph.D.
The world is on the move again. With COVID under better control and most people just tired of being confined, airports are crowded, flights are delayed and cruise ships are...
COVID-19: What might this be?
By Alan Bodnar Ph.D.
All you need for a good projective test is an ambiguous stimulus and a simple question, “What might this be?” If this sounds like the Rorschach, then you’re either an...
My life in the library
By Alan Bodnar Ph.D.
When I retired from my hospital position nearly seven years ago, I moved my office to the public library. It was an easy move – no furniture to rearrange at home or haul...
The new normal
By John Grohol, Psy.D.
A year ago, I claimed that “the end of the pandemic is in sight.”
In hindsight, I was being optimistic. While the pandemic rages on largely unchecked, the newer...
Cleaning the closet of doubt
By Alan Bodnar Ph.D.
Now that I can see the top of my desk again, it’s good to get back to the keyboard and set down in writing some thoughts about the everyday life of a retired psychologist. In...
Love letters from London
By Alan Bodnar Ph.D.
Tucked between the pages of a thin, spiral notebook with a plain brown cover, I keep two letters that came to me from London in the summer of 1970 after my first year of...
Time for a refreshing change
By John Grohol, Psy.D.
After 30 years of publication, New England Psychologist has an exciting new format and look! A collaboration between myself and our longtime graphic designer, Karen Woodward,...