Dr. Patrick Keelan, Calgary Psychologist

In this article, I discuss how recognizing the need to set boundaries and the setting of boundaries is often more behavioural than verbal.
Estimated reading time: 3 minutes.

Setting boundaries is necessary when we are being treated disrespectfully. The two-step process of boundary-setting involves first recognizing that boundary-setting is required beca...

In this article, I discuss four myths which lead people to succumb to the happiness trap.
Estimated reading time: 4 minutes.

In The Happiness Trap, Dr. Russ Harris discusses four myths which lead people to fall prey to the happiness trap in which they become preoccupied with the need to experience positive moods on an ongoing basis. In the following sec...

In this article, I examine whether the value of doing good deeds depends on whether the person doing them enjoys the experience.
Estimated reading time: 3 minutes.

Good deeds happen in many kinds of relationships: between partners, family members, co-workers, volunteers and recipients, and even strangers.

Good deeds often benefit both the recipie...