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There’s a beautiful quote from Thich Nhat Hanh that always makes me pause and shift my perspective: “Walk as if you are kissing the earth with your feet.” So many ...

In my last post here, I shared my enthusiasm for the phrase “be brave.” I am a person who often feels a lot of fear, hesitation, self-doubt, a drop in ...

The onset of mental illness can upend our lives in many ways. In this episode, we speak with a young man living with schizophrenia and hear about the impact it has had on him and his family. He describes his...

Sometimes when I am not feeling good, I will draw representations of what...

What gets you moving? When you have a goal or need a change, what’s top of mind;...

It happens all too easily. Dad says something clueless or in mom’s view,...

This is a topic I’ve discussed before, but it keeps coming up. In my life, I’m constantly advocating for myself as a person with a disability. The social safety net ...

Last time I talked about cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT), and about evaluating the rationality of...

I hate being late. So I usually try to be early. I also hate to waste time. And these two “hatreds” often clash. If I have to be somewhere at, ...

Today I love proud trees who adorn themselves in brilliant crystal lace and wave to the cars as they go by, sometimes losing bits of their decoration but continuing to ...

Many recent studies that have been done on volunteer work show how it’s connected to better health. Physical effects on the body, such as lowered blood pressure can be measured and impacted through helping others. Though some of us are...

Perhaps you may remember the movie called Looking for Mr. Good Bar. It...

This week I’m so excited to feature a guest post by Dr. Pooja Lakshmin. Dr. Lakshmin is a perinatal psychiatrist which means she has specialized training and expertise in working ...

I announced last week that I’m writing a book on Perfectly Hidden Depression. And this...

Have you ever heard of the term transference? Do you know what it means? Would you know you are experiencing it if you came across someone who reminded you of ...

Excerpt from Chapter 7 from “The Human Magnet Syndrome:The Codependent Narcissist Trap (2018).” Codependency anorexia occurs when a codependent surrenders to their lifelong relationship pattern with destructive pathological narcissists. The ...