The Health Benefits of Light
Wondering about bright light or dim blue or red light for depressed mood? Research studies show benefits for depressed mood, seasonal affective disorder and some sleep problems.
View ArticleLiving and Loving Better
Some simple tools can help you see the big picture of your life.
View ArticleAvoidance Is Heroin: Metaphors in and out of Therapy
A good metaphor is worth a thousand explanations.
View ArticleWhy Being Yourself Matters
Are you looking for happiness? Thinking about a more authentic life can help.
View ArticleThe Masks We Wear
With halloween approaching, we enthusiastically search for "the perfect mask". Similarly, adolescents adopt different identities and styles. How can we best support our teens?
View ArticleRoadblocks to Intimacy & Trust VIII: Parenthood? Not Sure?
The Roadblocks to Intimacy & Trust series explores the impact of early relationships on the establishment of intimacy in adulthood. VIII discusses the decision to parent or not.
View ArticleDo Not Put This Costume on Your Cute Puppy Dog
What is wrong with dressing your dog up for Halloween? Absolutely nothing. But buying your dog an imitation service dog vest is not good—and it is more common than you think.
View ArticleFive Questions to Decide if a Therapist Is Right for You
Although search engines make finding therapists simpler than ever, it’s easy to suffer from information overload. Five questions can help you cut through the confusion.
View ArticleExpressive Arts Therapy and the Arts in Health
Expressive arts therapy is part of the continuum of care in medical settings, says a new white paper on the subject of arts in health and wellness.
View ArticleLight Therapy for Chronic Pain
In the meantime, open the shades, put your head right into that sunny morning, and wait for your body’s opioids to kick in.
View ArticleThe Passing of a Primal Therapist
Primal therapy and Janov were once embodiments of counter-cultural expression.
View ArticleRites of Passage (Willa-2)
"Willa," I say, "you have to stop riding. It's too dangerous."
View ArticleTranquilizing Humanity into Oblivion
Modern psychiatry would be wise to heed the warning of Nathan S. Kline, the pioneering psychopharmacologist.
View ArticleOn Suicide
What is tragic about suicide is that a person has convinced themselves that they need to kill their body. Something does need to be released, but it’s not the body.
View ArticleWhat Are the Three Steps to an Authentic Life?
To live an authentic life it is not enough simply to try to be ourselves. We also need to know ourselves and own ourselves.
View ArticleDo Therapists Project Onto Clients?
The therapist can often seem to the client all knowing and all accepting. What happens when the therapist is actually bored, repulsed, or in love with the client?
View ArticleChoosing Growth after Grief
We can learn a great deal from those who seem to grow despite a significant losss
View ArticleWhy Do People Hate Smart Women?
How much of parenting literature makes complicated what is actually quite simple.
View ArticleIs Pain Being Treated Properly?
A common reason for referral is “my primary care can no longer or does not feel comfortable with continuing to prescribe me my pain medications."
View ArticleVirtual Reality Graded Exposure Therapy (VRGET)
Are you looking for non-medication treatments of PTSD, fear of flying, fear of heights or another phobia? Virtual reality graded exposure is a promising new approach.
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