Robin William's Suicide and Connection with Dual Diagnosis
I have been deeply impacted emotionally by the news of Robin William’s suicide and have found myself shedding tears as I think about the pain that he must have been experiencing and if the outcome...
View ArticleBuild a Better Family Than the Abusive One You Grew Up In
Despite their determination to never treat their own children the way they were treated, one out of three adults who were abused as children will grow up to abuse their own. What factors help the...
View ArticleDebunking Myths About Addiction and Recovery
The good news is that despite the many myths about addiction, many addicts have sought treatment and established long-term sobriety and recovery, living healthier, happier, and more productive lives....
View Article2 Steps to Overcome Public Speaking Anxiety
If you had the tools to overcome a painful social anxiety, would you use them?read more
View ArticleThe Perfect Storm in Borderline Personality Disorder
According to a new and very exciting theory of borderline personality disorder, three factors collide to produce the perfect storm that is one of psychology's least understood conditions. People with...
View ArticleWhat One Quality Makes a Good Cartoon Better?
Annual physicals: a bundle of laughs, or something else not as sweet?read more
View ArticleReview Essay on "Levels of Life" by Julian Barnes
In the course of describing his experience of grief, Julian Barnes fleshes out in excruciating detail how traumatic loss entails the collapse of one’s world, a reconfiguring of time and space, a sense...
View Article“I’ll Coach You if You’ll Coach Me”
Co-coaching: An alternative to psychotherapy, counseling, or coaching.read more
View ArticleThe Queen of Denial
Might suppressing or even denying your problems be helpful?read more
View ArticleMaking the Most of Brief Therapy
Brief therapy can and does work for many of us. Here are some tips for making the most of it.read more
View ArticleFinding Meaning in Movement
Research suggests that working out can help people find meaning in life.read more
View ArticleCuckoo's Nest and Community Psychiatry
"One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest" and Community Psychiatry. Both fatally flawed.read more
View ArticleLove and Loss
Ten months after the death of my husband, I hear the following message on my voice mail: “I’m Molly Callahan. I need to see someone. I lost my husband six months ago and I’m having a hard time.”read more
View ArticleBlack & Bisexual: The Unheard Voices of Bisexual Youth
Everyday someone experiences sadness and many deal with depression. Children who identify as lesbian, gay, or bisexual often deal with major issues in therapy such as depression, suicidal behaviors,...
View ArticleTeaching Self-Control
The movie, "Pirates of the Caribbean", has two powerful positive mental health messages. Do you know what they are?read more
View ArticleWhat is non-directive therapy?
Non-directive can be a confusing term. What does it mean to be a non-directive therapist? read more
View ArticleCoping with ADHD
Living and coping with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) is no fun for the child or the parent. In this blog and podcast at www.mghclaycenter.org, we hear the story of a a 20 year old...
View ArticlePsychopath, Interrupted
An account from the 1940s purports to have cured a psychopath with an "accelerated" technique.read more
View ArticleBroccoli vs. Chocolate
The Five Things You Can Do to Affair Proof Your Relationshipread more
View ArticleChecking for Adult ADHD
So you think you have adult ADHD. How can a professional really tell if you have it?read more
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