Category: The Meaty Part
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Worth a read
I apologize for the political undertones which I truly strive to keep out of my blog as there are so many better blogs and bloggers out there handling such things. this post by Dan Rather really stuck home for me. The fourth estate, as the free press used to be known in the before times,…
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Thank you
It has been a while since I had posted on my follower count and my appreciation for all of you agreeing to come with me on this journey, and I think it is beyond time for me to say a few words. I started this version of my blog a little over a year ago.…
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Existentialism
This article is one of the best explanations I have seen for Irvin Yalom’s existentialist theory. Really it was too good to not share. For those unfamiliar with existentialism a general definition I give to my patients is that creeping malaise present in not just society but all humans. For a brief and wonderfully understandable,…
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The Problem with Trauma Part I
definitely been sitting on this one too long….. I was recently asked to write a little something about trauma and the recovery therefrom so I thought I would give it a go like this. The back at the office format is a handy one to use but it does require a bit of the creativejuices to pull off, of course assuming that I am pulling that off, and right now I have those juices being utilizedon another project. That does remind me that I have not reminded you, my faithful readers, that I have an open call for topics here.If there is something you would like more information about, or want to hear a psychologist’s perspective on it,maybe the internet answer isn’t sitting right, or whatever–drop me a line or a message or a whatever and I notonly will I give it a go with my two cents but I promise to utilize not just my opinion and experience but the latest available research on the subject as well. now back to trauma… The question I was specifically asked is not altogether dissimilar to others I have been asked and addressed inthis little corner of the interweb–will I ever recover from this, or am I doomed to struggle with this forever? While it seems an easy enough question to answer it is a bit more complicated than that. As I have said before there is no such thing as “getting over” complicated emotions, there is only getting through them. I suppose the answer to part of the question is no, you will never get over your trauma,because no one ever really gets over anything. I suppose…
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Coniunctio
www.instagram.com/reel/C2NKNh6M9zY/ Uniting the light and the dark is key. Lovely and short video on the necessity with Marion Woodman. Wish me luck, I’ve never share a video between socials before
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The Problem with Politics (that’s a bad title)…The Problem with Parents (m’eh)…..The Problem with Economics and Parents Who Like to Argue About Politics…(that’ll do)
I call my parents every Sunday morning, at least I have for the past few years. I have a difficult relationshipwith my parents for a lot of reasons which are mostly historic and I still struggle with many of those issues today, but my mother had health scare and I decided I would attempt to put my feelings about the past aside and I would call them every weekend. I guess I’m trying to be the bigger person or some such thing. With very few exceptions I have kept my commitment to myself, and I call them every weekend, which hasnot always been easy. One of the reasons my commitment has not always been easy is my father’s dedicated political opinions which to be polite, vastly and at times wildly, differ from my own. As a rule I try to follow Socrates’ advise and never discuss politics or religion, especially with those who I know are mostly looking for a fight. My father tics that box too, he loves to argue like most people love to breathe. Personally…
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And so this is Christmas…..
John Lennon was a saint in my opinion, and he wrote many of the songs which have made my life as colorful and at times tolerable as it has thus far been. On this Christmas Eve, with so many suffering in so many parts of our world I ask for only one thing. Ask yourself…
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Childhood Development pt 1: Where did this attitude come from?
While I do work with some teenage people from time-to-time I don’t work with young children much, for a lot of reasons such as it really irks me when someone brings in their child and essentially tells me, “I don’t like the way this little person is acting and I want you to fix it.” …
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More to come, maybe
Heard a guy say something in an Instagram video which blew me away. The quote was so profound that I immediately thought of expanding on it here but honestly I’m still to shaken by its truth and the clarity it provided me. What was the quote? First some context, it was in a video posted…
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Meanwhile, back at the office
Wisdom from the mouth of a patient who happens to be a little old lady….. “Of course the world seems dark when your head is up your ass……” Pure genius