Dr. Ellen Kenner
Clinical Psychologist
host of "The Rational Basis® of Happiness"
 
 

 

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Dr. Kenner
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(This has been a free public service since 1997)

Ask by phone:
The toll-free number is
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Why free? See below.

Ask by e-mail:
Although you won't receive as thorough an answer as if you were to phone in live, you can still email Dr. Kenner a question

When to call:
Call any time before 10pm (Eastern Time). If she is not available, she will return your call as soon as she is free.

Call or e-mail?
You will receive the fastest, most accurate answer if you ask by phone. Most calls are answered. Not all emails are answered due to their large quantity.

What you can not ask:
Dr. Kenner does not take calls regarding suicide, medication, legal issues or any matter that threatens life or property and you must contact a local mental health professional, lawyer, doctor or the police if this is the case.

Why for free?
This has been a free public service since 1997. Why would a well known clinical psychologist answer your question for free and pay for the phone call too? Because Dr. Kenner makes her answer available on her podcast / talk show so others with the same issue can benefit. The show is a public service and is question-driven; your questions are the motor of the show.

This is not therapy
Although you will be receiving helpful advice from Dr. Kenner, remember that this is not therapy and cannot replace a fully contextual one-on-one relationship with a mental health professional.

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Enjoy Dr. Kenner's short podcasts on many topics.

Today's Podcast Topic...
What is an affair and why are they so tempting? - a short interview with Dr. Tiffany Kisler.
   
         
         
   
   
    Today's Romance Quote    
   

From Ellen's and Ed's new romance book: The Selfish Path to Romance - How to Love With Passion and Reason...

This is quote 42, from
Part 2
(Making Yourself Lovable)
Chapter 6
(Develop Genuine Self-Esteem)

"Selfless people cannot have self-esteem, because they have no self to esteem."

   
   
   
         
   
   
    This Week's Article    
   

The Meaning of Money
     "Let me give you a tip on a clue to men's characters: the man who damns money has obtained it dishonorably; the man who respects it has earned it.
    "Run for your life from any man who tells you that money is evil. That sentence is the leper's bell of an approaching looter. . . ."
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The Selfish Path to Romance: How to Love With Passion and Reason / Dr. Edwin A. Locke and Dr. Ellen Kenner
   
         
   
   
   
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"When men abandon reason, physical force becomes their only means of dealing with one another and of settling disagreements." Ayn Rand

 
     
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The Ominous Parallels / Dr. Leonard Peikoff
Subtitle: The End of Freedom in America

Nazism, Dr. Peikoff argues, was made possible by the German philosophers who advocated unreason and self-sacrifice—and whose ideas now rule American universities.

Table of Contents
1. The Cause of Nazism
2. The Totalitarian Universe
3. Hitler's War Against Reason
4. The Ethics of Evil
5. The Nation of the Enlightenment
6. Kant Versus America
7. United They Fell
8. The Emotionalist Republic
9. The Nazi Synthesis
10. The Culture of Hatred
11. The Killers Take Over
12. Hitler in Power
13. The Concentration Camps
14. America Reverses Direction
15. Convulsion and Paralysis
16. "A Republic—If You Can Keep It"

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Fighting Terrorism / Benjamin Netanyahu

The Prime Minister of Israel and a noted authority on international terrorists, Benjamin Netanyahu offers a compelling approach to  understanding terrorism.

 

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A God Who Hates / Wafa Sultan

Review by Daniel Pipes, director, Middle East Forum

"Wafa Sultan paints a scorching, unforgettable portrait of Syrian Muslim society, especially the degradation of it's women, and lyrically appreciates her adopted American homeland, which she calls 'the land of dreams.' But she also worries that Middle East customs are encroaching on the West and writes with passion to awaken Americans to a menace they barely recognize, much less fear."

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A God Who Hates
The Ominous Parallels / Dr. Leonard Peikoff
Subtitle: The End of Freedom in America

Nazism, Dr. Peikoff argues, was made possible by the German philosophers who advocated unreason and self-sacrifice—and whose ideas now rule American universities.

Table of Contents
1. The Cause of Nazism
2. The Totalitarian Universe
3. Hitler's War Against Reason
4. The Ethics of Evil
5. The Nation of the Enlightenment
6. Kant Versus America
7. United They Fell
8. The Emotionalist Republic
9. The Nazi Synthesis
10. The Culture of Hatred
11. The Killers Take Over
12. Hitler in Power
13. The Concentration Camps
14. America Reverses Direction
15. Convulsion and Paralysis
16. "A Republic—If You Can Keep It"

Ominous Parallels
The Virtue of Selfishness / Ayn Rand

Find out why honesty, integrity and justice are selfish and are virtues, and why bank robbery is not selfish and is a vice. Discover the difference between sacrificing for others and having a benevolence towards others.

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The Fountainhead/ Ayn Rand

Ranked 14th in a Library of Congress survey of books that made a difference in people's lives, this novel contains incredible psychological insights into the motivations and basic  premises that produce a variety of character traits.

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The Fountainhead
Atlas Shrugged / by Ayn Rand

Ranked 2nd in a Library of Congress survey of books that made a difference in people's lives, this novel is a mystery story, not about the murder of a man's body, but about the murder of man's spirit.

ALSO, see the four minute video half way down 1st page at http://www.atlasshrugged.com

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  Publications Dr. Kenner has written many articles and presented many seminars and courses around the country. She is co-author of a serious guidebook on romance and has produced over 500 podcasts. See search bar above for topics.    
 

Articles
Courses and Seminars
Books
What is Happiness
Romance
Parenting
Career
Relaxation
Friendship

Humor How humor can help or hurt your chances for happiness
Emotions Emotions and logic are allies in your search for happiness
Morality
Terrorism Sometimes the way we cope with terrorism in our own minds and the way we deal with it socially have the opposite effect we intend

           
           
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Self-Help
Dr. Kenner is a licensed psychologist with an active private practice. Below you can find a therapist and good self-help books. Cognitive Therapy is the gold standard of psychology. Find a Cognitive Therapist anywhere in the country.    
 

Therapy In Rhode Island
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About Dr. Kenner
What is Happiness

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Definitions Explanations of various
points discussed in this web site
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Obstacles to Happiness are not always obvious
Understand Your Emotions Emotions and logic are allies in your search for happiness

Thinking Skills (Under Construction) Happiness requires that you are satisfied that your mind deals with people and events in a rational manner
Valuing Skills (Under Construction) Happiness requires that you choose only rational values to seek out and work to obtain
Self-Help Books Dr. Kenner reviews books and audio she recommends on parenting, therapy, self help, career, romance, happiness and other topics.
Self-Help CDs

           
           
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