Stories by Michael Bader
Michael Bader is a psychologist and psychoanalyst in San Francisco. He is a co-founder of the Institute4Change, an interdisciplinary group that provides help to progressive leaders and organizations.
Posted on Feb 18, 2012, Source: AlterNet
Burnout isn't just a cliche: It undermines our energy, passion and imagination, and it affects every aspect of our lives.
Posted on Aug 1, 2011, Source: AlterNet
People only become active in social change movements because these movements speak to deep longings that go far beyond those for economic justice.
Posted on Jun 16, 2011, Source: AlterNet
Anthony Weiner stepped down from Congress today over his "sexting" scandal. But why do powerful men get caught up in risky behavior in the first place?
Posted on Mar 2, 2010, Source: AlterNet
If we don't understand how decent, god-fearing, victimized people can come to espouse such dangerous ideologies, we won't be able to fight them effectively.
Posted on Jan 19, 2010, Source: AlterNet
Sexual compulsions are real and they harm the person in their grip as well as others. But treating them like a problem -- something to be 'fixed' -- isn't working.
Posted on Dec 17, 2009, Source: AlterNet
The hundreds of media theories that have grown up around the Woods scandal have nothing to do with him and everything to do with us.
Posted on Sep 5, 2009, Source: AlterNet
Calling people brainwashed, racist or stupid feels good but doesn't really explain the heart of their irrational fear and hatred of government.
Posted on Jun 19, 2009, Source: AlterNet
The suffering fostered by our system isn't limited to those who can't afford access to it. And their voices should be part of the debate, too.
Posted on Jan 31, 2009, Source: AlterNet
Barren suburban yards, drunk dads, dowdy moms, strained frivolity, deep depression -- let's hope the '50s don't make a comeback.
Posted on Jan 14, 2009, Source: AlterNet
We feel responsible for things we didn't do and helpless in the face of things we couldn't do.
Posted on Oct 28, 2008, Source: AlterNet
A response to Robert Jensen's recent AlterNet article, "Porn's Dirty, Dangerous Secret."
Posted on Aug 12, 2008, Source: AlterNet
If the public wants to get to the bottom of Edwards' affair we have to drop the moral platitudes and look at what led him to it.
Posted on Mar 14, 2008, Source: AlterNet
A psychotherapist explains what might go on in the deeper recesses of the minds of men like Eliot Spitzer.
Posted on Mar 6, 2008, Source: AlterNet
Obama has reintroduced hope, possibility, meaning, and community back into public life. No wonder he inspires hero worship.
Posted on Nov 7, 2007, Source: AlterNet
In response to Robert Jensen's controversial book, Getting Off, two clinical psychologists debate the intersection of violence and sexual fantasy.
Posted on Apr 25, 2002, Source: AlterNet
Even the Supreme Court recognizes that sexual fantasies -- even about children -- are not necessarily rehearsals for harmful actions.
Posted on Mar 14, 2002, Source: AlterNet
Why does sexual abuse elicit more rage than any other kind of child abuse, even though emotional neglect or social hardships can damage a child more than inappropriate sex?
Posted on Nov 9, 2001, Source: AlterNet
While widely reported, the phenomenon of "terror sex" is poorly understood and often ridiculed. Psychologist Michael Bader uses fascinating examples from his practice to show that sex is a normal, even healthy, reaction to trauma.
