"Quiet people have the loudest thoughts." ~ Stephen Hawkin I have wonderful family and friends and have always hoped that I would pass on a helpful legacy. Lessons to remember, memories to smile at, and to lean on in difficult times. For years, however, it seemed like the greatest thing I passed on to my exhausted wife, nervous and sometimes…
When I started my life as a psychiatrist more than 30 years ago, the words "managed care" weren't even a slip on the radar. Almost everyone was personally insured. People who had an HMO were mostly factory workers, and having an HMO or a PPO was generally not considered a good thing. Otherwise, you could go to any doctor you…
“Life is not about surviving the storm. It's about learning to dance in the rain. ~ Vivian Greene Compassion is one of the greatest gifts of humankind. In times of suffering, such as after the death of a loved one, those affected rely on the empathy of others to survive their ordeal. Too often, however, when someone is in grief,…
You deserve to get up your vibration and feel good about yourself no matter what is going on in the world right now and what is going on in your personal life. And aside from the fact that you DESERVE living in a high mood, there are so many benefits to being able to put yourself in a state of…
I In the context of mental health treatment, client confabulation refers to inadvertent memory and formation of false memories, ranging from subtle adornments to grandiose elaborations. Confabulation can take the form of real memory inserted into an incorrect temporal, spatial, or event context. In other words, confabulated memories can be based on actual memory taken out of the temporal context,…
“The security gap is severe. And it's scary and it feels dangerous. But it's not as hard, scary or dangerous as coming to the end of our lives and having to ask ourselves, "What if I showed up?" ~ Brené Brown January – 2012 I remember sitting in a small, dark room waiting for the surgeon to arrive. My son…
Cystic fibrosis (cystic fibrosis, CF) is one of the most common autosomal recessive life-limiting genetic disorders in the Caucasian population. NIV is a critical disease management strategy, but when is it most effective and when should we use it? This study is a retrospective analysis of data prospectively collected in the electronic records of the Leeds Cystic Fibrosis Center. Data…
Advisors in schools are facing unprecedented challenges during the COVID-19 pandemic. School buildings across the country closed last spring, and as we move into the new school year this fall, some students will only attend school remotely through online learning. Others will be in the school part-time with reduced capacity, while others may return to a full-capacity school but will…
“Wounded children have anger, a sense of failed justice that burns in their souls. What are you doing with this anger? Since they would never harm anyone else, they turn this anger inward. They become the target of their own anger. "~ Woody Haiken Survival mechanisms are types of being that we have picked up on our way to cope…
When I started Tiny Buddha, one of my main goals was to help us all heal the trauma that haunt us and hold us back in life. Much like our personal trauma hindering us individually, our collective trauma is detrimental to the whole world. And healing this trauma is critical to the future of humanity and the planet. If, like…