Dr Conte: Today was the first day I googled the phrase "anger management." After reading several articles on the topic, I came across your short video on...
Ask Dr. Conte: What Are the Next Steps to Letting Go of My Anger?
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Ask Dr. Conte: Can You Recommend Resources for My Angry Son?
Dr. Conte – I enjoyed your talk on KDKA. I have a question. My ex-husband left our family when my children were seven and ten years old. My boys are now 28...
5 Quick Tips for Handling the Anger You Have Toward Family
Here’s a profound statement: Families don’t always get along. Let’s make that statement more personal: Sometimes your family angers you. The reality is that...
Ask Dr. Conte: Do You Have Any Advice for Coping with My Mother’s Schizophrenia?
(Names have been changed for privacy.) Dr. Conte, I need advice on how to deal with my mom, who has schizophrenia, and my sister, who has anger issues or is a...
Ask Dr. Conte: Why Can’t I Let Go of My Anger?
“I’m so pissed at my brother right now. The last time we spoke was over a month ago, and we both agreed it’d be best if we just didn’t talk for awhile. The conversation at the time seemed good, but in the past few weeks, I just keep getting angrier and angrier with...
5 Things You Can Do To Avoid Family Feuds During the Holidays
The holidays can bring unbelievably happy memories, but they can also bring some disastrous family feuds. This holiday season, strive for beautiful moments with your family, not reasons to never want to see them again. Here are five things you can do to avoid family...
Dealing with Addiction: Restoring Balance in the Family
Human homeostasis refers to the body’s ability to physically regulate its inner environment to ensure its balance in response to fluctuations in the outside environment. In other words, the body does stuff to keep itself okay regardless of what’s going on around it....
Trimming the Roast: Blindly Following in the Footsteps of Others
A little girl once asked her mother why she cut the ends off her roast beef before she cooked it. The mother replied that she didn’t know why; she just did it because her mother did. So the little girl went to her grandmother and asked her why she cut the ends off the...
Learning to Speak the Language: Abandoning Selfishness for Understanding
Once a girl from a very poor, remote country went to work in America. She learned to speak English, to dress like Americans, and to eat American food. After living in America for a few years, however, she missed her family and took a short leave from work to return...