The Dolphin

A psychological thriller set in New Orleans

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One-On-One Time . . . the Quickest Way to a Kid’s Heart

By Craig Bennett Hallenstein      October 1, 2015

The first time I heard the expression “one-on-one time,” I was living in California working on my PhD. My friend and mentor, psychologist Harold Bessell, was holding seminars for parents on raising emotionally mature kids. I was his workshop organizer and partner at the time, and as such, sat in on all the events. I […]

Craig Bennett Hallenstein is author of The Dolphin, a psychological thriller available at Amazon (4.7 out of 5 starts!) Purchase your copy here.

When the Words, the Music, and the Dance Line Up

By Craig Bennett Hallenstein      September 24, 2015

Before psychologists are unleashed on the public, they’re formally trained in a variety of therapeutic approaches, each with characteristic ways of looking at human behavior. But it’s the informal descriptions of human interaction that psychologists use most to understand and guide their clients. One of those I learned from Dr. Vilma Ginzberg, while attending one […]

Craig Bennett Hallenstein is author of The Dolphin, a psychological thriller available at Amazon (4.7 out of 5 starts!) Purchase your copy here.

What’s Your Comfort Restaurant?

By Craig Bennett Hallenstein      September 17, 2015

I was talking to a group of polyamorous friends recently when a woman made an interesting comment. She likened lovemaking with men other than her husband to fine dining—different, exciting, and occasionally exceptional. By contrast, she said, sex with her husband was like returning to her favorite restaurant—comfortable, consistent, and deeply satisfying. “Like an old […]

Craig Bennett Hallenstein is author of The Dolphin, a psychological thriller available at Amazon (4.7 out of 5 starts!) Purchase your copy here.

The One Big Talk

By Craig Bennett Hallenstein      September 10, 2015

Remember as a kid, one or both of your parents telling you to sit down before proceeding to deliver The One Big Talk? No? You never got The One Big Talk? Instead you were handed pamphlets by the Girl Scouts of America? No? You never got the pamphlets? You weren’t alone. A generation ago, doing […]

Craig Bennett Hallenstein is author of The Dolphin, a psychological thriller available at Amazon (4.7 out of 5 starts!) Purchase your copy here.

Do the $1,000 an Hour Tasks and Delegate the Rest

By Craig Bennett Hallenstein      September 3, 2015

Insights and discoveries come in a rush—more so I think when we’re young and eager. After all, it’s been said that scientists and mathematicians produce their best work in their 20s and 30s. I was 28, fresh out of graduate school, driving home from a client who was paying me mind-boggling fees of $50 an […]

Craig Bennett Hallenstein is author of The Dolphin, a psychological thriller available at Amazon (4.7 out of 5 starts!) Purchase your copy here.

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