Blog posts on the topic of mental health
Feb 15 2018
Why Do People Think That Those Who Become Psychologists Have Problems Themselves – Vol. 441, Feb. 15, 2018 Because those, including myself, who have gotten into the field, did so because they had problems of their own that they needed to contend with. Now, this is the sad reality, and if you are a …
Dec 21 2017
Mortality Issues: How to Overcome them – Vol. 433, 5, Dec. 21, 2017 When I was 23 years old, my father died from a stroke. He had just turned 61. Though I didn’t know there was anything wrong with him, at the time, I did know that since he was 50 years old, he didn’t …
Nov 09 2017
Helping Older Friends & Family – Vol. 427, Nov. 9, 2017 Over the past couple of months, I have been helping an older friend of mine who has been diagnosed with chronic heart failure. There are many things that have changed in his life as a result of this diagnosis, especially as he works to …
Jun 15 2017
Dealing With Paranoid People – Vol. 417, June 15, 2017 The other day I was called by an acquaintance to help her out of a difficult situation. She had just had an operation to take care of her hernia, and was released to her aunt’s place. The only problem was that it was the aunt’s …
Jun 01 2017
“Heads Together” campaign: The Royals Take A Stand to Destimatize Mental Illness – Vol. 416, June 1, 2017 Nearly 20 years ago Prince William and Prince Harry lost their mom. Harry admitted that he ignored his own emotional distress for years. He noted that having counseling was very helpful. William’s focus was on the male …
Oct 20 2016
Vol. 384, October 20, 2016 – How About Never Being Among the 2X Suicide Rate of Health Care Professionals? We, here in America have a very serious problem with those who are treating ailing Americans. In a medical system that has morphed into helping big pharma and the insurance companies make the greatest amount of …
Mar 17 2016
Vol. 353 – March How to Get Rid of Most Medical & Mental Health Issues: It’s Simple Over these many years that I have been involved in health care – going on over 30 years now – I can tell you that I read a ton of material, watched many webinars and attend a ton …