General

There are six principles that work together to ensure we are on our mental game and ready to perform when it’s showtime. 1. Mindfulness is the great conductor of peak performances. Mindfulness ... Read More

I do not like to suffer, and I do not like for others to suffer. I avoid unnecessary suffering as much as possible, and as a therapist I try to help people to see and stop the unintentional, ... Read More

Every part of therapy can be informative. The moment you enter the room is no exception. Different therapists have different styles, but in psychodynamic work there’s usually space left ... Read More

We all reach a point in our lives where our decisions inevitably create profound changes in our hearts, our minds, and our world. In many cases, fear can be the charging force pushing ... Read More

There is a shift taking place in mainstream mental health that involves embracing the experience of the whole person, beyond the diagnoses therapists have been trained to assign. As we ... Read More

“When someone knocks on the door, think that he’s about To give you something large: tell you you’re forgiven, Or that it’s not necessary to work all the time, ... Read More

“Every moment of light and dark is a miracle.” —Walt Whitman Did you see what I saw yesterday? I’m not referring to the eclipse. What I’m talking about is the magnificent spectacle ... Read More

“We are Stardust.” — Joni Mitchell I am neither an astrologer nor an astronomer, nor am I a songwriter. I just love stars. I am perpetually stunned by the vastness of time and the ... Read More

“People cannot be reduced to singular descriptions, but we often do this to ourselves and attempt to push down the parts of us we do not want to be.” —Pleading Insanity, 2013 It was ... Read More

Like a seaworthy ship, an adventurous self must take on water when necessary, remain buoyant, and stay afloat and on course if and when it encounters turbulent storms and stress fatigue. ... Read More

In 2008, the U.S. House of Representatives declared July as Bebe Moore Campbell National Minority Mental Health Awareness Month in honor of the author, advocate, and co-founder of NAMI ... Read More

“The crickets felt it was their duty to warn everybody that summertime cannot last forever.” —E.B. White, Charlotte’s Web Summer is here, and with it comes barbecues, gardening, ... Read More