Just because a person is a car mechanic, it doesn’t mean her car won’t break and need repair. A skilled roofer could find himself in a house where the roof leaks. Our physician could get sick. Of course, this is… Continue Reading
Shakespeare posited that music was the language of love. And I agree with that, except music is so much more than that. The language of anger, the language of hope, the language of pain, of joy. And so on. Did… Continue Reading
This thought came to me as I was reading one of Jennifer Jewels’ pieces on gardening. You know, if I didn’t see my mother and my grandmother every time I looked into a mirror or catch a glimpse of them… Continue Reading
Failure. I wrote the word “Failure” in large block letters just beneath the cheery cursive greeting: “Hello my name is”, peeled off the label backing and slapped it on the left side of my chest as I stood up to… Continue Reading
We all played that game as kids, I’m sure. But here in this day and age it portends a plethora of possible disasters. More possibilities than just who is holding the button. At this point in history, all it takes… Continue Reading
Valentine’s Day, come and gone, until next February. I appreciate Valentine’s Day as a time to celebrate all those we adore, but we all know that it’s widely accepted as a ‘holiday of love’ for couples. As an artist and… Continue Reading
I credit my current evolution as a therapist to a moment in February of 2006 when I found the latest issue of Time in my mail drawer at work and read these words, “Before he was an accomplished psychologist, Steven… Continue Reading
In all my years as a practicing psychologist, I have learned repeatedly that one of the strongest motivations driving human behavior is our need for control. When I work with clients, one of the many measures I am mentally assessing… Continue Reading
This week it’s been on my mind to ask myself, “Who’s my peer group?” Peer group. Now there’s a term that is used and overused in today’s lexicon. But to which peer group do you belong? How do you define… Continue Reading
I shouldn’t have been surprised by what happened this morning: I checked the Facebook page of my friend, John Balma, saw the beautiful photograph of President Kennedy that he had posted, and burst into tears. Continue Reading
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