In our book Refrigerator Rights Glenn Sparks and I make the case that America’s current social isolation and its lethal consequences are a direct result of two significant social forces: moving and media. Over the decades our regular relocation away from established relationships is an American norm. But the failure to reconnect in our new […]
For the past several years I have been writing a daily journal. The system I use is called ‘Morning Pages’. It’s an appoint my Mac, but you can use any system. Just a word document will do. I have been faithful to my daily entries and believe that this practice has had significant psychological impact […]
So we learn today the predictable and tragic fate of the submersible taking ‘tourists’ to see the Titanic wreckage. For days the country was riveted to the unfolding drama of missing vessel that went down to the ocean floor to ‘view’ the infamous ship. It was an incredible and costly luxury for the five on […]
I have been practicing Pilates for almost five months and I am continually amazed at this unique system. My instructor/trainer Lisa is fantastic and a master of the training techniques. It has already altered my posture, walking and focus. Sally has been practicing for over three years and the changes she has experienced have been […]
I am a daily power user of the web and its technologies. But I know very little about controlling or managing the interior workings. So hosting my website and wanting to manage the process personally has been a learning curve. I am about a month into it and it is slowly becoming a familiar process. […]
Been listening once again to the audio book of ‘The Body Keeps the Score’ by the brilliant Dr Bessel Van Der Kolk. I already read the print copy and also took his certification pertaining program. He keeps on giving! There are new insights with every entry. He has inspired me and so many other clinicians […]
A few years after the publication of Refrigerator Rights, Glenn and I published an ebook. We called it Graduation Jolt. It talked about the particular challenge that college students inevitably face after their graduation. Although it’s something of a generalization, many, of not most students who attend college full time transition for their home life […]
Anyone who knows me understands that I am clearly a lifelong learner to the max! My joy has always been reading and accumulating knowledge, especially applied leaning for my work in therapy. And I’ve done this traditionally within the confines of formal university curricula. I have to admit that part of that is acknowledging my […]
Hearing words of wisdom is no guarantee that I absorb the feelings around these insights. What penetrates our feelings and moves us to become convicted? Is it an answered prayer? Is it an experience that pushes through our awareness? What is that surge of emotion we feel when we have an unexpected experience? What are […]
I have never been passionate about physical exercise. I have always been active (as in always moving). Over my lifetime I have had a few times where I use a gym. I am on the board of the YMCA, an organization that I love, and I have used exercise equipment intermittently over the years. I […]