Catch the New (School) Year Wave and Get Back to Work
Fall brings with it a renewed commitment to "getting back to work." Let psychotherapy be part of the work you get back to. Its goals are fundamental shifts in how we see/experience/think about...
View ArticleTherapy Classics
This piece acknowledges some of the leading therapy innovators of the last century and their influential books that, sadly, are now gathering dust.
View ArticleTherapy, the Effective Kind
Are Americans getting the mental health treatment they need?
View ArticleA New Approach for Chronic Anorexia Nervosa
Can a focus on quality of life, rather than cure, offer new hope for those suffering from severe and enduring anorexia nervosa?
View ArticleSend Me No Roses
Making sense of death and dying. How death inspired odd traditions like: cloaking mirrors, cutting locks of hair, and making death masks.
View ArticleWomen by Design, Transforming Home, Transforming Self
A patchwork of life experiences lies just beneath the surface of our outdoor and indoor places. Do you want to reveal this rich tapestry of life?
View ArticleLove, Sex, and Surrender
Slim of body, meticulously groomed, Sari sat down carefully at the far end of the sofa. “Thank you for fitting me in at this late hour. It’s just that I work full time in Manhattan and have three children
View ArticleShattered Families: Collapse of our Mental Health System
For those with serious mental illness, our care system has totally collapsed.
View ArticleThe Sense of Awe Takes Center Stage
The sense of awe, or humility and wonder—sense of adventure—toward living is beginning to make notable waves in both the media and research on well being.
View ArticleWhy Clients Smile When Talking About Trauma - Part 2
it might surprise you to know why your clients smile when disclosing a trauma.
View Article7 Things I Learned From Spending the Day With Oprah
Want to live a better life? Well, watching Oprah and 10 other visionary authors give half-hour talks on meaning, purpose, happiness, and personal betterment was a once in a lifetime opportunity and...
View ArticleNo Matter What, We Will Always Be Friends
The idea that you will stay friends with a partner following a breakup is often a deceit designed to make leaving easier. Creating the reality takes work, honesty, and, sorry, it takes time. Here are...
View ArticleHow Do Men Experience Eating Disorders?
The behaviors that males who have eating disorders engage in may not always resemble the typical pattern of efforts to slim down observed in women’s disordered eating behavior.
View ArticleJill Janus’ New Beginning
Jill Janus, lead singer of Huntress, shares her battle with mental illness and recovery.
View ArticleTrauma Outpaces Our Ability to Adapt
Trauma is not some bizarre thing that happens to us and mysteriously sends everything off kilter. It is a violent extension of the routine processes of the brain, as to how we write our plays of...
View ArticleWhat Is Mindfulness Worth Anyway?
What is the real purpose of mindfulness? Is it worth the time? Can we see in the dark?
View ArticleRemember Who You Love Even in the Worst fights: 8 Strategies
Fighting with our partner can bring out the absolute worst in us and them. We can change that. And as a reward, we will gain access to some of the core issues that are preventing us from living our...
View ArticleIs Weight Loss Surgery the Magic Cure for Obesity?
Weight Loss Surgery will radically change your life but not necessarily in the positive way you expect. Those promoting the surgery make it seem like a miracle cure,. It is true that Weight Loss...
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