Moss Jackson, PhD Psychologist Success Coach Have you ever been embarrassed by someone's obnoxious behavior? Or hurt and angered by what sounds like a rude and insulting comment? Do you find yourself tongue-tied in such situations? DIFFICULT PEOPLE Recently several of my clients have talked about their unpleasant experiences with difficult...
Moss Jackson, PhD Psychologist Success Coach "I am aiming to live to 125!" Ridiculous you might think? Probably so but, then again, why not? In a couple of weeks, I will be attending the annual meetings of RAADfest, a gathering of over 1,500 scientists, researchers, clinicians and interested parties where...
Moss Jackson, PhD Psychologist and Success Coach AL GORE I recently caught a YouTube clip of Al Gore being interviewed by Steven Colbert. He talked about how he, like Hillary Clinton in 2016, won the popular vote for the Presidency of the U.S. but lost the election anyway. Colbert...
Moss Jackson, PhD Success Psychologist THE BREACH Over the last forty years, I have coached thousands of people to live and navigate lives of success, satisfaction and happiness. Although I think I make sense when I speak and offer suggestions, I have come to appreciate a major obstacle...
Moss Jackson, PhD Psychologist and Success Coach In my post a couple weeks ago, I wrote about a dreadful affliction affecting a couple where they slipped from a loving connection to one of anger, disdain and verbal abuse. Once launched, the couple fell into a deepening gorge...
Moss Jackson, PhD Psychologist and Success Coach I was watching a TV series, Tennison, a program about a British detective. At some point when some characters were figuring what to do after screwing something up, someone made the comment, "We just need to get back on the...
Moss Jackson, PhD Psychologist and Success Coach THE IDIOT GAME The other day I was playing golf with my good friend Derrick. I was hitting the ball pretty well and starting to feel like I could play this game. Around the fifth hole I started to push and...
Moss Jackson, PhD Psychologist and Success Coach In my last post "The Swamp of Shame," I wrote about the devastating and toxic impact of the shaming experience. Shame is when you turn your emotional autoimmune defenses against yourself, causing you to experience self-disgust, not love yourself and...
Moss Jackson, PhD Psychologist and Success Coach THE RECITAL When I was around eight years old in second grade I asked my teacher if I could give a piano recital. It was near Thanksgiving and I had been practicing "Over The River and Through the Woods" and "Jingle...
Moss Jackson, PhD Psychologist and Success Coach STRESS Over the last few days, I have been experiencing some stress in my personal life over dealing with a slew of pressures that have piled up, along with noticing the increased stresses my clients have been experiencing. None of these...