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“The thrill of coming home has never changed.” – Guy Pearce When you get the call or email that your employer wants you to return to work during the country’s...
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This week, with people crying out in the streets, I decided to just shut up and listen. Underneath all of the slogans and signs,...
Don’t Attack the Caregiver If You Won’t Help At All. It’s Really Bad Manners.
I wasn’t going to publish this…but what the heck! A lot of my fellow caregivers loved it when I shared it privately on Facebook so let’s go public....
Coping With Covid-19 Conflicts
Many are conflicted about Covid-19. What Data to believe? Trust? Distrust media? Stay home? Go Out? (Wear a Mask!) Don’t wear gloves? Social Distance? Get tested? Go out to lunch?...
Today I Love My This Sinking Feeling
Today I love this sinking feeling I’ve gotten from plumbing in my new sink. I love the new faucet, love that my drain is flowing freely and that I managed to make the drain and trap as low a profile as I could so that lots of things still will go under the sink....
What Dr. King Understood About Rage and the Trauma of the Unheard
As an adult survivor of abuse, including sexual abuse in both childhood and adolescence, I know what it feels like to not be heard, seen, or believed, and to feel deeply wounded because the truth of my experiences went unacknowledged and/or were
When Clients Talk to Me About Their Dogs and Cats
Companion animals occupy a big part of many of my clients’ lives, so it is not surprising that they talk about them in therapy. As an ethical vegan therapist, however,...
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LeVar Burton, Crissy Teigen, Ice T, & More Lend Their Voices to the Nationwide Protests
To be honest, I don’t know what to write here. I’ve done a lot of crying in the last few weeks. Experienced a lot of shock. Had a lot of worry....
Depression Seen Differently When Thought Of As Biological
People who think depression is caused by biological factors also tend to believe the disorder is more severe and longer lasting, compared to those who see less of a role...
Older Men Seem Least Worried About COVID-19
A new study finds that older men are less likely to worry about catching or dying from COVID-19 than women their age or younger people of both sexes. The finding...
Gulf War Illness Can Persist 25 Years in Female Veterans
More than a quarter-century after the Gulf War, female combat veterans have nearly double the risk of reporting more than 20 total medical symptoms, including cognitive and respiratory issues, compared...
For Some, SSRI Antidepressants Tied to Increase in Violent Crime
A new study has discovered that about 3 percent of people being treated with selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs) have a greater tendency to commit violent crimes. This effect seems...
