Tag Archives: Psychology

Turn Problems into Solutions – Four Approaches to Solving Problems

Problems can be turned into solutions

“Experience is, for me, the highest authority. The touchstone of validity is my own experience. No other person’s ideas and none of my ideas are as authoritative as my experience. It is to experience that I must return again and again, to discover a closer approximation to truth as it is in the process of becoming me.” – Carl R. Rogers, On Becoming a Person, 1954 1 – Talk about “Problems” to Find a Solution When I was a teenager, we had set meal times and would sit at a table together at least twice a day. Our Sunday family brunch often led to a conversation about a “problem.” My dad was studying to be a Carl Rogers client-centered therapist […]

The Dark Force in us – From Darth Vader to Jedi


After a beautiful and fun with some of my best friends last night, I met a desperate woman at Bahnhof Stadelhofen. She asked for coins for the shelter, and I usually do not carry cash, but yesterday, I asked her how much she needed and then shook her hand with the 5 CHF coin and said, please go there and be safe tonight. She seemed articulate, not drunk or on drugs, just plain sad. During this time of the year, it’s not jolly for everyone. Honestly, I almost wanted to take her home. I hope she went to the shelter and that she is safe. I was reminded that some of us aren’t lucky and privileged. Even in such a […]