I am a person who thrives on change and gets bored very easily with the status quo. I have been known to do things to upset the status quo because of my boredom. It has made for a very interesting life. So, how does one cope with the change? You realize that there can always …
Category: Mental Health
Blog posts on the topic of mental health
Dec 22 2022
How do I fill the void in my heart? Vol. 611, Dec. 22, 2022
This was a question asked by a person on Quora and this is how I answered it: Voids in the heart are due to a lack of loving yourself and then being unable to accept the love of others based on my 35 years in mental health. So, get yourself in front of a mirror …
Jul 21 2022
Why Did My Doctor Tell Me Hurtful and Damaging Information? Vol. 589, July 21, 2022
A person on Quora asked a question wanting to know why her doctor told her some very emotionally damaging things. This is my answer to her question based on 30-plus years in the world of medical and mental health as a provider in the conventional world of healthcare both mental and physical and that of …
Mar 03 2022
How Do Mental Health Professionals Deal With Their Clients Traumatic Stories – Vol. 571, March 3, 2022
This was a question from a person on Quora. It is a very important question from the client’s perspective in terms of holding clear boundaries for the feelings of safety required for true healing to occur. Here is how I answered the question: Thank you very much for asking this thoughtful question! I would say …
Jan 20 2022
Are Clinical Mental Health Professionals Happy With Their Work? Vol. 565. January 20, 2022
There have been so many mental health professionals who have come forth speaking of their being burned out by the droves of clients that they have to see on a weekly basis, even more so since the upheaval in our world over these past two years. These comments are coming mostly from those praticing in …
Jan 06 2022
How Are Psychologists Feeling About Their Work? Vol. 563 – January 6, 2021
i wrote this article for Linkedin and sent it to the groups that were created for psychologists and mental health professionals only. I was interested in finding out how these professionals really feel about the work that they are doing in a variety of ways. And, I did indeed receive one brave soul who …
Dec 23 2021
Are You Doing That ONE BIG THING Or Are You Merely Talking About it? – Vol. 564, Dec. 23, 2021
Are you one of those people that are continuously telling the world that this one thing (whatever that thing is for you) is the most important thing in your life, and yet…you are not doing whatever it takes to make it your reality? I have a client who is a singer. She and her family …