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The Mindful Way Workbook: An 8-Week Program to Free Yourself from Depression and Emotional Distress
7/3/2014 6:22:25 PM
Depression and anxiety are among the most common, if not the most common, issues that bring people into therapy. The struggle to get better can be a long and arduous one. One individual shared with me that she had visited numerous therapists over the years, but still struggled, and that she was told by one […]
Anxiety + Depression: Effective Treatment of the Big Two Co-Occurring Disorders
7/2/2014 6:23:46 PM
If you know anyone with anxiety or depression, you know that symptoms can be complicated. Even more complicated is that the two disorders have similar features. That makes diagnosis hard for many clinicians, no matter how seasoned they may be. And if that weren't enough, the fact that the disorders can co-exist adds another layer […]
Depressed? It May Be Celiac Disease
6/21/2014 7:45:58 PM
Melanie had been feeling out of sorts for years. No matter how well she slept, she was often fatigued. She had frequent headaches. She had diarrhea so often, she figured it was just how her body worked. She wryly said that she knew where every bathroom in town was located. Although an upbeat person by […]
Laughter Is Serious Business!
6/13/2014 7:20:38 PM
Knock, knock! Who’s there? Theodore! Theodore who? Theodore is stuck and it won’t open! Q: Why do bicycles fall over? A: Because they are two-tired! Q: What did one snowman say to the other snowman? A: Do you smell carrots? But seriously, folks — laughing is no laughing matter. If you want to be healthy; […]
Running on Empty: Overcome Your Childhood Emotional Neglect
6/11/2014 6:35:05 PM
Sometimes one has the pleasure of reading a book that provides genuine insight and discusses a concept previously unnamed. Running on Empty: Overcome Your Childhood Emotional Neglect, by clinical psychologist Jonice Webb and contributor Christine Musello, was one such book for me. It is no secret that I consider many self-help books questionable, or, at best, critically […]
Boot Camp Therapy: Brief, Action-Oriented Clinical Approaches to Anxiety, Anger & Depression
6/9/2014 6:24:55 PM
Ask people on Main Street America what comes to mind when they hear the word therapy. They may describe Freud, the classical analyst's couch, with a free-associating patient spending years exploring the deepest recesses of early memories. However, they are just as likely — possibly more likely these days — to mention someone like Dr. […]
Back from the Brink: True Stories & Practical Help for Overcoming Depression & Bipolar Disorder
5/15/2014 7:40:21 PM
"We are lonesome animals. We spend all of our life trying to be less lonesome. One of our ancient methods is to tell a story begging the listener to say — and to feel — 'Yes, that is the way it is, or at least that is the way I feel it. You're not as […]
Shadows in the Sun: Healing from Depression & Finding the Light Within
5/1/2014 2:37:54 PM
Every family has its secrets. They appear in those silent moments of conversation, the extended pause followed by the hasty explanation. History is written, then rewritten, and even the present revised, all to try to preserve a semblance of normalcy for the future. For years, Gayathri Ramprasad was her family's secret, the symptoms of the […]
Focusing in Clinical Practice: The Essence of Change
4/30/2014 7:34:08 PM
When you can't put a particularly unsettling feeling into words or have trouble getting to the meat of a problem, try feeling it in your body. That's the advice of Ann Weiser Cornell, a Ph.D. in linguistics who works as a teacher of and author on the therapeutic technique known as Focusing. As Cornell writes, […]
Five Telltale Signs Your Child is a Budding Perfectionist
3/28/2014 8:36:52 PM
I once met a young man who had had many successes in his youth. He was intelligent and outgoing. He had always been the star in high school and had enjoyed the praise he received from others, but something was amiss. As we talked, I discovered that his perfectionism was getting in the way. He […]
The Depths: The Evolutionary Origins of the Depression Epidemic
2/8/2014 8:34:06 PM
At some point in nearly everyone's life, depression will strike. Whether it comes through the grief of losing a loved one, the loss of a job and subsequent financial difficulty, or something else, depression, whether mild or severe, is a part of the human experience. In Johnathan Rottenberg's new book, The Depths: The Evolutionary Origins […]
5 Tips on How to Keep New Year's Resolutions
12/28/2013 7:35:31 PM
Why bother to make resolutions and then feel disappointed or guilty for breaking them? Do you get excited and resolve to change, but within days or weeks lose interest and can't motivate yourself? Wonder why you get sidetracked by distractions or become easily discouraged when quick results aren't forthcoming? The problem is threefold: Terminology. When […]
Postpartum Depression & Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder
12/23/2013 7:23:25 PM
Pregnancy and childbirth bring feelings of joy, excitement and anticipation. They also can complicate existing mental health issues and can create new mental health problems during the pregnancy, at the time of the birth and afterward. Mother and baby both can be affected long-term. I have noticed in my own practice a number of clients […]
Understanding & Coping with the Christmas Blues
12/20/2013 7:34:31 PM
The stress of the holidays triggers sadness and depression for many people. This time of year is especially difficult because there's an expectation of feeling merry and generous. People compare their emotions to what they assume others are experiencing or what they're supposed to feel. Then they think that they alone fall short. They judge […]
Fire Your Shrink & Read This Book Instead
12/17/2013 7:35:32 PM
Stop whining, repeating harmful behaviors, making excuses. Pick one that fits and get busy. That's what our author would tell us. When I began David M. Klein's Fire Your Shrink and Read This Book Instead, my reaction was, "Boy, is he angry." Then I began to realize that Klein is just no-nonsense about making his points […]
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