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This blog explores, and helps others navigate through, issues which are pertinent to all human beings, from death to self-esteem. Ideas are medicine!

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Author: Leon Garber, LMHC

Licensed Mental Health Counselor/Psychotherapist, based in Brooklyn and New York, NY, with specialties in Existential Psychotherapy, Trauma Therapy, and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy.

Why Should I Continue to Hope?: A Philosophical Analysis of Romantic Idealism

I’ve asked myself so many times: should I stop dreaming? It’s sort of a cliché that the young are idealists … More

Anxiety, Depression, Growth, Mental Health, Mental Illness, Personal Development, Philosophy

Walking through Hell to Get to Heaven: A Review of Rainbow in the Dark — Hip Hop XXIV

In a tribute to the great James Cagney as he was set to receive the American Film Institute’s Lifetime Achievement … More

Dio, Heavy Metal, Rainbow in the Dark, Ronnie James Dio

Reframing Perfectionism: Knowing the Difference Between Absolute and Relative Perfection Can Alleviate Your Inner Struggles

One of the questions I get asked most frequently is: what can I do about my perfectionism? People understand where … More

Depression, Growth, Mental Health, Mental Illness, OCPD, Perfectionism, Philosophy, Psychology

Am I Just an Asshole?: The Difference Between Autism and Narcissism and Why It Matters

You’ll have to be really honest with yourself about this one. Over my short career, I’ve had several patients who … More

Autism Spectrum Disorder, Mental Health, Mental Illness, Narcissism, Narcissistic Abuse

Determinism in Therapy: Why the Belief in Free Will Can Be Detrimental to Your Mental Health

Most of my life, people told me that I was too hard on myself. I seemed to have always wanted … More

Mental Health, Mental Illness, Philosophy, Psychology, Psychotherapy

Emotional Reasoning: What Psychology and Philosophy Sometimes Get Wrong about the Utility of Our Emotions

“Nothing is more usual in philosophy, and even in common life, than to talk of the combat of passion and … More

Depression, Growth, Mental Health, Mental Illness, OCD, Personal Development, Philosophy, Psychology

What It Means to Be a Skeptic and Why You Should Be One

In the last few weeks, I’ve been re-learning fundamental statistical concepts in order to better understand psychological research. In the … More

Growth, Mental Health, Philosophy, Psychology, Skepticism, Truth

The Untraveled Road: How Killing My Dream Made Me Much Happier

Lately, I’ve been coming to terms with one of my major professional decisions. For years, I went back and forth … More

Depression, Growth, Mental Health, Mental Illness, Perfectionism, Psychology, Replication Crisis, Success

I’m Not Enough: Why Feeling Like You’re Good Enough Shouldn’t Be Your Only Goal

“I hear what you’re saying, and I can see what I’ve done, but why don’t I feel it?” How many … More

Anxiety, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Depression, Growth, Mental Health, Mental Illness, Self-Esteem

City Of Lies 2021 Movie Review: A Sacrifice for Justice — HipHop XXIV

The new film City of Lies chronicles Poole’s obsession, or descent into madness (depending on whom you ask), with police … More

2Pac, City of Lies, Hip Hop, Movies, Notorious BIG, Russell Poole

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