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Recovering from being told I was Stupid
We have finally had lots of sunshine the past few days crunched between days and nights of high winds, rain...
Facing Grief in Covid Times
My father died suddenly almost 56 ago. He was 56 when he died, and he would have been 112 years...
Creating Safety
Every day we see the headlines and read the newsfeed – the latest Corona surge is running amuck; the most...
The Benefits of Long-Term Therapy
There does not seem to be an agreed upon definition of long-term psychotherapy. I have been a psychotherapist in private...
Acceptance: Deciding to Put Traumatizing Memories to Rest
Acceptance is a loaded term in American society. Many suffer from what I call the closing credits syndrome. This happens...
Life Lessons Learned during the Pandemic
I am looking out the living room window. Nobody is on the street and the quiet is daunting. It is...
Promise of Better Days Ahead: Part 10 Seeking Safety
I wake up in the morning religiously at four thirty AM. I have no need to get up that early. ...
How White People Will Benefit from Fighting Racism
It was sometime during 1969 at my house in suburban New Jersey. I was eighteen years old and one...
DV(Domestic Violence) Poem
This poem is dedicated to all the women I have known in my personal and professional life who have been...
Dealing with Shelter in Place, Stay at Home Orders: COVID-19 Crisis
Many states now have issued Shelter in Place, Stay at Home Orders as ways of preventing the spread of the...
Discovering that you are Worthy
Feeling unworthy can adversely affect the quality of your life. Read on to examine this issue. Ask yourself these questions:...
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High Conflict Divorce-Understanding the Parent’s Emotional Pain
As a psychotherapist who has worked with children and adults from high conflict divorces for over twenty five years, I want to acknowledge how vital this work is. A therapist has the opportunity to heal deep seated wounds and support clients in finding their sense of wisdom, confidence, compassion and empathy for others. High conflict divorce can be horrendous for all parties. A high conflict divorce is a battlefield of accusations, feelings of betrayal, deepManaging Anxiety by Accepting your Brain’s Alarm System
There have been dramatic studies about the science of the brain, how it works and how we can deal with our emotional pain in new ways. There have been many articles and books written in the last few years about the different parts of the brain, how they function, and how they can heal emotional anguish. This article will focus on the workings of the part of the brain called the amygdala. I am concentratingBruce Springsteen in Concert: What Life Lessons Does He Teach Us?
My wife and I recently went to The Oracle Arena in Oakland, California to experience Bruce Springsteen. It was more of a revival than a concert. He was able to command twenty thousand to stand, sing and scream for three hours. This was the fourth time we witnessed a Springsteen show. This one reminded me of the first time we saw him in 1978. It was in Kansas City and folks were standing on theirGrieving my Father’s Death: 46 Years Later
Dear Dad, You died almost forty-six years ago. You were 56 and I was 15. I am now 61, but I am not simply an older version of you. I don’t know if I resemble you much at all. The truth is that I never had the chance to know you. You never shared your dreams or your fears with me. I never saw you cry and I don’t remember you being very happy. ISan Francisco Sheriff Reinstated: What Can He Do to End Domestic Violence?
Sheriff Ross Mirkarimi was recently reinstated by a vote of the Board of Supervisors after being removed from office by Mayor Ed Lee. This is an issue that has profoundly divided the citizens of this city. One argument is that he did commit domestic violence in bruising his wife’s arm and should be permanently removed from office. Another position is that this crime did not fit the criteria for official misconduct for elected officials inDo Stress can Kill You Articles cause You to Worry More? How to Deal with Stress without being Freaked Out
You are interested in reading articles about stress, but you have the same experience each time you read a story on this topic. The article provides new research of how stress can shorten your life, interfere with your immune system, so on and so forth. You feel your heart rate pounding faster and harder while processing each word. You are trying to understand how this article can help you to reduce stress while its veryWhy I Love Rock ‘n’ Roll: Healing Music for the Soul
First of all it is important to mention that Rock ‘n’ Roll originated from African-American culture. Elvis Presley was deeply influenced by Big Bill Broonzy, a blues guitarist who began his career in the 1920’s. Elvis performed songs written by Big Momma Thronton, Muddy Watters, and Ray Charles to name a few of the Black artists whose songs he utilized. The Beatles and Rolling Stones musical styles were taken directly from Chuck Berry, Little RichardMarried for Forty Years: How Did We Make It?
My wife Gail and I recently celebrated our fortieth wedding anniversary. We have been together longer than many of my psychotherapy clients have been alive. When we got married, Richard Nixon was president. We have been together through Gerald Ford, Jimmy Carter, Ronald Regan, Bill Clinton, both Bushes and almost one term of Barak Obama. In an era of uncertainty; where one out of two marriages ends in divorce, I am wondering why we haveCan We End America’s Love Affair with Gun Violence and Murder?
On Friday July 20, 2012, a man named James Holmes shot and killed twelve and injured fifty-eight people in an Aurora, Colorado movie theater showing the latest Batman film. Mr. Holmes legally purchased assault weapons and 6,000 rounds of ammunition from local stores and the internet. This story is beyond horrific and one can only imagine what the family members of the victims are going through. You can be assured that there will be plentyWe Must Manage Our Own Healthcare
There are many recent news stories about health care because of The Supreme Court’s decision that the Affordable Care Act is constitutional. There is controversy regarding this program raised by all political view points. There are several positives about it including covering more people, ending preexisting conditions, the end of lifetime limits of coverage and covering adult children until they are twenty six years old. The present system doesn’t work on many levels. It is
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