By Dr. Allen Novian In this TED Talk by Thomas Insel, the director of the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH), he discusses the...

By Dr. Allen Novian Have you ever seen a brother and sister sharing the back seat of a car? It seems inevitable that one will begin to...

By Dr. Allen Novian Stage 7: Stay in the Present “Bury the hatchet” is a phrase you may have heard many times. There is wisdom to this...

By Dr. Allen Novian Stage 6: Develop Genuine Neutrality Hopefully, in the process of forgiveness, you will come to resolve any negative...

By Dr. Allen Novian Stage 5- Identify Some Good in the Other Person This step, finding some good in the other person, is probably the...

By Dr. Allen Novian on September 28, 2011 Stage 4: Stop Punishing one of the common behaviors of people is to try to punish those who...

By Dr. Allen Novian Stage 3: Submit to a feeling of Vulnerability The next stage in forgiveness is to open yourself to change and...

By Dr. Allen Novian Stage 2: Acknowledge the Loss and Consequences In order to fully forgive, you need to look at the consequences of the...

By Dr. Allen Novian on August 23, 2011 There are 7 stages of forgiveness and they are as follows: Stage 1: Admit you are angry! Stage 2:...

Moving from Anger and Resentment to Compassion and Love Much has been written about forgiveness. Everywhere you turn people are saying...

By Dr. Allen Novian Happiness is A Choice: An Inside Out Perspective While I am not a "Christian Counselor" and I work with people of all...

By Dr. Allen Novian This exercise is meant to encourage healthy, positive conversations. Often, couples get so caught up in the negative,...

By Dr. Allen Novian As I have been trying to correct some minor formatting issues with my ADD/ADHD article which was posted in December,...

By Dr. Allen Novian During the holidays, there is an expectation of connection and joy. We are supposed to get together with family,...