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August 25, 2021 |
Thoughs on Therapy

Thoughts On Therapy: Positive Parenting and Active Parenting

I am happy to Announce my First Thoughts on Therapy Podcast. I speak with David Markwell about Positive Parenting. Consistency and setting boundaries go along with maintaining a positive parenting style as well as becoming an active parent. 

Traditions Serve Us – Not the Other Way Around

Traditions Serve Us – Not the Other Way Around

Dec 7, 2025

Traditions Serve Us – Not the Other Way Around I first posted this in 2022 but it is evergreen and I return to it here.  For most of us, the Holidays are about family traditions. These traditions often serve as rituals, marking space, connecting us, and acting as the...

Crisis in Mental Health Inpatient Beds

Crisis in Mental Health Inpatient Beds

Oct 1, 2025

We are experiencing a crisis of mental health treatment in America: we simply do not have enough care for the number of people with mental illness. From a height of over 500,000 people in state mental hospital beds in 1955, we have seen a drop in occupancy of more...

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