Today just happens to be my birthday and with much gratitude I am blessed to still be here! What better day to count my blessings and to honor those who cared for and loved me. My family has all passed to the other side, except my aunt and uncle, but I keep …
I felt prompted to write about bipolar disorder after recent public revelations from two American congressmen who suffer from this illness. Bipolar illness falls into the mood disorder category of our DSM IV, but is called bipolar because both “poles” of mood, high and low are part of the symptomatology. An earlier label , …
Anger might be one of the most ordinary of human emotions, and practically impossible to avoid, but uncontrolled and or prolonged, it will destroy. People kill in anger , maim in anger and cause massive destruction and countless of scars in the hearts of others. Anger is a violence of thought, words and deeds that …
There are times in our life when we are shattered by a crisis unforeseen. It could be a betrayal, or loss of a job or an abrupt rupture of a relationship. Sometimes things happen out of the blue without any warning and we find ourselves torn into emotional shreds. Our initial reaction can be scattered …
Can you remember a time in your life when you did not know how you where going to make it or even if you were going to make it? I know I have on several occasions . I think most of us have lived through several of them, and have survived despite our worst fears. Getting through …
The media is flooded with news of our high-powered Olympic athletes who have sacrificed all to win. Many have spent the most precious years of their childhood shoved and pummeled towards winning. Years of grueling training, three to five hours a day for a moment of glory. A glory indeed well deserved! But at what …
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Do you see yourself going through life slow and steady or racing about with great speed? One on my many observations about people is that each of us has different rhythms of living. How we pace ourselves in life generally is perfectly fitted to our own unique personalities. …
I went to Paris Plage yesterday, which has become a marvelous institution now for 11 years, The basic idea was to create a beach for Parisians who are so “unfortunate” to be stuck here in the city during the traditional vacation months of July and August. …
The French have an absolutely marvellous word for love at first sight, calling it a “coup de foudre”, which translates out to being struck by a bolt of lightning! To me that sorts of sums it up as the ultimate meaning. this mysterious love, at first sight, is really a feeling of being struck with …
One of the great things about living here, in addition to being surrounded with the incredible beauty, is all the free things you can do. The Musee du Quai Branly just next to the Eiffel Tower announced that they would be offering a free Chinese tea ceremony on this past Sunday. This activity coincided with their …
When I was just starting out as a therapist, it seemed that I was seeing a lot of anxiety disorder patients. This was because my psychiatrist colleague was well-known as being the sine con ultra in treating them, therefore we drew patients from the three bordering states. Anxiety disorders are varied from generalized anxiety disorder …