Cynthia Baum-Baicker Ph.D.

About

Cynthia Baum-Baicker, Ph.D., is a clinical psychologist in Philadelphia and Doylestown. Founder of the Wisdom Project for the American Psychological Association, Div 39, Baum-Baicker is also past-president of the section on couples and family therapy where she currently chairs the public policy committee. She has written on the topics of clinical wisdom, the Trump stress effect, music, and also authored the original papers on the health benefits of light and moderate drinking. Baum-Baicker is the former Board Chair of The Scattergood Foundation for Behavioral Health, sits on the Advisory Board of the Scattergood Program for the Applied Ethics of Behavioral Health at the University of Pennsylvania, and is faculty at William Alanson White Institute Division II in New York City.

Recent Posts

Rivalry to Harmony: How to Resolve Adult Sibling Conflict

In middle age, old patterns and rivalries among siblings can be reignited when caring for older parents or attending family gatherings.

Strategies for Handling Outcome-Based Disappointment

Making the best of a disappointment can be challenging, but it’s possible. By following these strategies, you can learn to cope with disappointment and move on in a positive way.

Mind Tricks for Cognitive Health in Old Age

Improve your cognitive health as you approach advanced age with these mind tricks, suggested by wise senior psychoanalysts.

How to Cope With Midterm Election Stress

Political stress can have negative consequences on well-being. These coping strategies can help you before Election Day and after the votes are counted.

Learning Tolerance Can Help Reduce Gun Violence

Why are we mired in a gun violence crisis? We can impact change by increasing tolerance.

How Art Can Help You Cope with the Confusing COVID Reality

For many, the feelings of despondence and anxiety from early 2020 have returned as Omicron has spiked. Here's how aesthetic immersion can help combat them.

FOE, FOI, FOMO: Strategies for School and Family Reunions

If there’s a school or family reunion on your horizon, you might be nervous about attending. That’s totally normal. Here are some tips for navigating those fears.

How to Create an Antidepressant Home

With these exercises, individuals and couples can positively impact their mental health by reducing the effects of toxic stress on themselves and their families.

7 Skills to Help Cope With Today’s Warped Perception of Time

Waiting for 1/20/21? A vaccine for COVID-19? Is time moving too slowly? Too quickly? Does every day feel like "Groundhog Day"? Developing these wisdom skills can help you cope.

Why 2020 Is Warping Your Perception of Time

The one-two punch of COVID-19 and the election has threatened our felt sense of security, leading us to live increasingly in the present moment—one riddled with stress.