Super Bowl Psychology
What happens when a football-clueless psychologist chats with a veteran Super Bowl reporter and sports director? Listen to this Super Bowl Edition of Whine At 9 with Dr. Nancy Berk and special guest, Emmy Award-winner […]
One About Bad Criminals
When I taught driver education we only used cars with automatic transmissions, which seemed to make sense. Given all the things a kid needs to remember while learning to drive, adding a stick-shift to the […]
McBurger Farmer
Every now and sometimes, I like to make myself invisible. This way I can’t be seen. This has many advantages but none as advantageous as not been able to be seen. In the news and […]
Stomach Flu Is The New Waterboarding
I am rocking day 3 of a nasty stomach flu. While I’ll spare you the gory and graphic details, I’ll tell you this much: It ain’t pretty. Oh, and in case you were wondering: I’m […]
SON OF “DREAMS FROM MY FATHER”
Bruce Ferber in conversation with legendary book show host, Connie Martinson, who, not that long ago, interviewed another first time author, Barack Obama. We discuss “Elevating Overman,” but I remain coy about a run in […]
More like a 1-pack
I put the ‘BS’ in ‘Great abs’
Friday Humor Devotional
Dear Lord, I need your divine guidance. When I take my vegetarian boyfriend to my favorite Chinese restaurant tonight, is there a polite way to express that we’d prefer 50% less cat, Amen. Thanks […]
Super Bowl Parents: Putting on the Game Face
I’ve been thinking a lot about Jack and Jackie Harbaugh today. As a psychologist and the mom of two boys sharing a career path in film, I can’t help but analyze the Harbaugh situation. When two […]
One Flew Out of the Cuckoo’s Nest
A woman is accused of trying to poison her husband in a very creative way. Apparently, this was going to be a murder-suicide thing as the woman “stuffed” (I don’t know the correct term for […]
Prescription Sleep Aids May Cure Insomnia…Permanently
As an insomniac, I am awake during the middle of the night to see the brilliantly placed commercials for prescription sleep aids. Most of these drugs warn that one of their potential side effects may […]