Don’t PANIC this shall end, but in the meantime keep busy. There are things to do from – YUP good old Netflix, Hulu, Prime etc to new things you haven’t done before. Many of my patients have talked about sorting out things at home that they have thought of doing forever and haven’t done in forever!! Myself included, I just went through one of the closet shelves that has bugged me, and sorted out my Read more…

Difficult time for us all as we get up to crazy news every day. I use a phrase which is a modification of those ‘always happy things folks say’, “Cheer up, things could be worse!!! and sure enough, I cheered up and… things got worse”. Well this is one of those times it seems to fit too well. Even professional therapists like myself are stressed to the max!!! YOU ARE NOT ALONE. Rough time.Yup with Read more…

It’s August. I’m sitting in France, DISCONNECTING from my regular world to chill and rejuvenate. A close friend here was talking about his mom, and her added stress. She’s in her 70’s which today is not too old, but she has had a hell of a time with some medical problems in last 10 years. She and I are friends, and a few months ago when I was here, we went together to say good Read more…

wow… we are dealing with Ego’s, Ids, and Super-Ego’s a lot lately… Mr. Rogers said it well many years ago, and then in his last public appearance – a University Graduation. “It’s YOU I like. It’s not the things you wear. It’s not the way you do your hair. But it’s YOU I like, the way you are night now, the way down deep inside of you YOU. Not the things that hide you, not Read more…

Remember, NARCISSISTS are really very insecure, and they have a SUPER EGO, not a healthy EGO… Super as in ‘look at the car I drive, or how much money I have,” versus healthy ego, “when you get to know me you might like me, if not there are others who will”.  They have to remind you over and over how good they are, or wonderful, or smart. Healthy ego comes with Humbleness, Super Ego with Humiliating (others) to Read more…