Mel Schwartz, LCSW

Our Quest for Significance

What would it feel like to live your life with a deep sense of meaning and purpose?  Many of us long for this, but sadly… Continue reading Our Quest for Significance

Integrating your Intelligence and Intuition to Achieve Wisdom

Intelligence and intuition are very different ways of knowing. We might think of them in opposing ways. Most people tend to default into operating from… Continue reading Integrating your Intelligence and Intuition to Achieve Wisdom

Detoxing Your Mind

Many people participate in cleanse programs to eliminate toxins they’ve accumulated over their lifetime. These poisons drain our vitality and denigrate our health. Detoxing has… Continue reading Detoxing Your Mind

Embracing Uncertainty to Manifest Your Future

The pursuit of our personal change process often results in frustration and struggle. As much as we may fantasize new visions for our life, we… Continue reading Embracing Uncertainty to Manifest Your Future

Should I Stay or Should I Go?

Countless people struggle with the answer to this most daunting question. As our relationship hangs on the precipice of making this decision, how we go… Continue reading Should I Stay or Should I Go?

Living a Fear-Less Life

Fear is a universal experience for virtually all of us. Perhaps there are a few exceptions to this rule, such as the Dalai Lama, but… Continue reading Living a Fear-Less Life

Why Acting Strong is Actually Weak

A troubling theme that I come across in my work as a therapist — and in my observation of people in general — is the… Continue reading Why Acting Strong is Actually Weak

Why I Can’t… or Why Can’t I?

Our beliefs dictate our life’s path, but there’s still time to change the road you’re on.

Raising Resilient Children

As parents, no matter how devoted and nurturing we may be, our children often struggle with low self-esteem, anxiety, depression, and a host of other… Continue reading Raising Resilient Children

Self Esteem or Other Esteem?

In my previous article, Self-Esteem: A Missed Diagnosis, I proposed that a devaluation of one’s self lies at the heart of most psychological and emotional… Continue reading Self Esteem or Other Esteem?