I’m pleased with the number of recent PBS series that are dealing with mental health and emotional health topics. This evening I caught part of the first show in the series of “This Emotional Life” and watched stories on attachment (parent-children relationships), friendships, bullying, and love relationships. I caught part of the segment on parent-child [...]
I can’t believe that I once lived submerged in those shadows and thought it was a natural part of life. I’d made a drawing similar to the one that one of the patients (the MD) drew – all black with a spot of bright color to signify hope. My friend John has written his view [...]
If you list your projects out like an Rx, will you find that you’re about to OD (overdose) on work? Well, then… Jane’s tips on safe project administration – - check to see if there are any Rx interactions (are there priorities that conflict and at odds? does one hinder the other somehow? maybe there [...]
A young woman has parents who want her to stop going to school because they claimed that school stress is making her sick; she wants to continue school and feel as if her parents have given up on her and the message she feels she is getting from them is: “Sorry sweetie you make good [...]
Note: I have disguised the situations and parties involved to protect the victims! This is based on a true story. A journalism professional has a monster boss. Actually, this boss is an equal-opportunity monster boss, because he is mean to many people, not just the journalist. The boss would give the journalist the crappiest assignments [...]
Dear Child: I see you in the corner there cowering crouching crying your head resting on the arms that wrap around your knees. I feel you in the cage where a shame and fear prison suffocates breath and silences laughter from you. I call to your soul and wake that light eternal, one invincible to [...]
I think one of the ways that we can save our own lives is when we decide to believe that we DESERVE to live a good life, and that we CAN create a passionate life for ourselves. When I experienced clinical depression many years ago, it was this belief that motivated me to ask for [...]
Below is a video of a speech competition I participated in based on my original writings. In the speech video, I improvised with references to contestants who’d gone before me.
