A Man Gives Way to His Addiction–and Dies Shortly before Christmas, John’s mother came home to her dead 40 yr. old son. He had been living with her for several years in an attempt to help him commit to sobriety. Her values prevented her from walking away. His addiction had been a long struggle for [...]
Care Giving May Bring an Array of Emotions Being a care giver is, at times, one of those jobs that can provide indescribable joy, other times it may seem thankless, even hopeless. In most jobs in our lifetime, there are different markers that tell us if we are succeeding, e.g. raises in pay, boss’ evaluations [...]
The Roles of Parent and Child Change The elderly population is growing at an exponential rate! At some point many of us will move into care giver roles for our parents, whether it is in our own homes, their homes, or supervising care in a facility. We will be charged to add a creative part [...]
Letter to Her Sister’s Therapist Poignantly Chronicals a Twin’s Grieving and Pain Much to my surprise, I received a letter from a deceased client’s twin, expressing the constant pain of living these last two years without her sister. The client heself had expressed sadness that her twin was not a fan of therapy. Therapy is [...]
Healing Life Tragedies requires Stalwart Resilience This world is putting us all to the test. If tragedy is not striking us directly, then relatives, friends and those we see on the nightly news remind us that “but, for the Grace of God, go I.” Or perhaps our struggles are just not in the news, but [...]
Reducing Stress: A Whole Mind Body Experience Within the stress relief area, emotional resilience, courage and positive thinking are critical for increased coping skills and prevention of hopelessness. In the face of overwhelming events and injury, it may take a period of time before attitudes and thoughts can swing to hopefulness and positive thinking. However, [...]
To Take or Not To Take Antidepressants is the Question Here’s a no brainer–antidepressants are widely prescribed. It’s been described as a national epidemic! Research has provided both pros and cons of taking the medication, including serious side effects, like weight gain. Researching antidepressant medication vs. psychotherapy is easily accomplished with your health care providers [...]
Where to Start Wherever we turn, whatever happens, the quality of our lives will always, ultimately, reside with our inner selves. Within the chronic pain syndrome and/or living with disabilities, the essence of our beings, our inner wisdom, guides the ship. That does not mean you can be expected to overcome pain and hardship without [...]
Chronic Pain, Especially, Responds to Psychological Interventions Let it be known, this is not to say your pain is anything but real! But, don’t underestimate the power of the mind body connection. Research continues to validate emotional treatment in pain management, particularly in the long term–chronic pain. There is also a role for emotional treatment [...]
Anger Can Destroy Your Quality of Life When the rage hits, it can seem like you are being swallowed by it! As soon as you can begin to think straight, you know that you need to regain control. Anger has a way of taking over your life, your thoughts, your well-being–if you let it. The [...]
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