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Keep Your Promises
It’s a curious thing, isn’t it? Promises. We make them all the time. There are the promises we make to other people and the ones

The Most Important Word In Almost Any Language
See if you can catch yourself doing it. I’m talking about black or white thinking. Or all-or-nothing thinking. Or perhaps thinking that is right or wrong. Oh, and how about

You Can’t Love Anyone Until You Respect Yourself
You’ve heard it a thousand times; it’s almost become a cliche: “You can’t love anyone until you love yourself.” While true, there is something else

Belonging To Yourself
Trouble finding your voice? Try looking for it underneath other peoples’ expectations. Do you often find yourself trying to fit into someone else’s idea of who

Star Spangled Solace
To those whose candidate won the presidential election of 2024, you are most certainly feeling elated and victorious. In a democratic society, the will of

The Wisdom of Oz
In my office sits a pair of child-size shoes. They are cute (dazzling), red (ruby), and symbolic (the entire point of my work is embedded
The Fine Print
The VIP Weekend format is not well-suited for the following issues:
- Severe mental disorders as defined in the DSM-5, published by the American Psychiatric Association- www.psychiatryonline.org (not the most user-friendly resource but still one of the best)
- Suicidal thoughts or a history of suicide
- Prior psychiatric hospitalizations
- Active substance abuse