I’m sorry I couldn’t love you more For every time you cried, for each tear that I ignored I’m sorry … More
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.
Questions to Heaven – A Poem about Heroes
While sitting, I pine Reflecting on those lost in time With so many questions swirling in my mind I wonder … More
Big Black Hole – A Poem about Depression
Big black hole You’re the only one I truly know And as I yearn for life’s glow You continue to … More
The Toxicity of Both Positive and Negative Thinking
A prominent theme in pop psychology is the notion of positive thinking and its purported health benefits. We’re told that … More
My Struggle with Anxiety
If death is the antithesis and killer of life, then anxiety comes in at a very close second. The most … More
How Overprotecting Your Child Impedes Their Growth: The Downside of Being a Helicopter Parent
Being someone who’s grown-up with an overprotective parent, I know how difficult it is to feel confident, and competent, in … More
Self-Worth Increases Relationship Standards
It seems as though each cultural blog and website you go on deals with issues in relationships, in particular difficulties … More
Culture is Not Your Friend
“The belief that “honor demands it” promotes not only honor suicide, but “honor killings” of family members as well. The … More
Finding Myself in Siddhartha: A Boy’s Quest for a Father
In 1922, Hermann Hesse wrote a book that captivated a changing world. He told the tale of Siddhartha, a boy … More
Strategies for Alleviating the Terror of Death: How to Accept that You’re Going to Die (Updated Text and Link)
I recently presented my blog, My Best Friend, Death, at a meetup of professional writers, and received a bunch of questions … More
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