“The passionate attraction between man and woman that is known as romantic love can generate the most profound ecstasy. It can also generate, when frustrated, unutterable suffering. Yet for all its intensity, the nature of that attachment is little understood. To some, who associate “romantic” with “irrational,” romantic love is a temporary neurosis, an emotional [...]

“Romantic Love” evokes associations of valentines, violins, and soft music and knights in shining armor—for some people.For others, it raises the question “Aren’t we too sophisticated for that today?” It is unfortunate that a few popular symbols of what people like to call “romance” have replaced the psychological reality of romantic love. We need to think [...]

I have been asked, what is my mission in this Blog? I want to share what I have learned about psychological well being and what it takes to achieve it. That is one of the reasons I focus so much on self-esteem (although at some points I will be writing about ethics or culture or [...]

No one who is familiar with my writings will be surprised to learn that one of my favorite subjects is self-esteem and how it affects virtually every aspect of our life. Even if I seem to be writing about something else, sooner or later self-esteem has a way of being invited to the party. Self-esteem is [...]

Welcome to the Nathaniel Branden Self-Esteem and Personal Development Blog. As this is the first day of the Blog, I want to cover a few basics. To begin with, I do not assume that you necessarily know, just because you are here, who I am or what I am about. Perhaps you decided [...]