Getting Off the Torture Rack of Self-Improvement
Torture rack of self-improvement? Isn’t that an oxymoron? Aren’t we supposed to be improving ourselves? We could always do better, whatever that means and whatever
May 21, 2013
Trail Mix
Quick Energy for Your Journey Through Life
Saying “Yes” – More Important Than Saying “No?”
Learning to say “no” is the essence of being “assertive” and having “good boundaries,” according to many self-help gurus. It’s also something that many mothers
May 21, 2013
Why You Might Want a Generalist in This Age of Specialization
Who wouldn’t want treatment from a specialist who knew exactly how to cure or fix them? I know I would! Sadly, many (most?) people don’t
May 19, 2013
What It Means to Be Alive
Alive, ə-′līv , adjective, Middle English, from Old English on life, from on + līf You may have guessed by now that I’m a word
May 14, 2013
Top Ten Ways to Make Your Therapist Like You
If you’re like most people going to therapy for the first time, you’ll be sure and want to make your therapist like you. Don’t worry,
May 12, 2013
When You Get Better, They Might Get Worse
Client Lecture #57: As you become more healthy, those around you may become less healthy. This is something I find myself saying to clients after
May 12, 2013
Your Psychiatrist Works for You!
Why are many psychiatrists (medical doctors who prescribe medications) such fearsome creatures? Why do many of my clients have attacks of anxiety before their next
May 12, 2013
Top Ten Ways to Know You Have a Good Therapist
Unfortunately, not all therapists are the same, or even of the same quality. When you walk into a particular McDonald’s, Starbuck’s, or Home Depot, you
May 12, 2013
Therapy as a Subversive Activity
It is no measure of health to be well-adjusted to a profoundly sick society.Jiddu Krishnamurti What? You thought psychotherapy was a way to help others
May 11, 2013