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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 I Still Won’t Report – My Story of Sexual Assault and Why I Can’t Share It

The following post was written by Anonymous; I praise her for her courage. Sexual assault is a topic that has been increasingly … More

Believe Survivors, Believe Women, Feminism, Mental Health, Mental Illness, PTSD, Sexual Assault, Trauma, Why I Didn't Report

Meeting Bobby Kennedy

The following comprises a fictitious account of a meeting between Bobby Kennedy and me at The Ambassador Hotel, several hours before … More

Better World, Civil Rights, Equality, Fiction, Growth, History, Mental Health, Personal Development, Racism, RFK

Inequality at Work: How Misperceptions of Power Influence Our Work-Lives

Negotiating… The back and forth between two seemingly equal participants… The interchange of wills struggling for supremacy, at last arriving … More

Capitalism, DSA, Economic Justice, Equality, Inequality, Labor, Millennial, Negotiating, Pseudoscience, Socialism, Unions

In Defense of Shyness and Doubt

Self-esteem is a concept that I have my issues with, predominantly due to the fact that it’s externally dependent; but, … More

Mental Health, Mental Illness, Personal Development, Personal Growth, Self-Esteem, Self-Help, Shyness

So, You Think You Can Dance?

Tonight, I learned how to dance! No, seriously. For the first time in my life, thanks to the recommendation from … More

Anxiety, Dancing, Growth, Mental Health, Mental Illness, Perfectionism, Personal Development, Social Anxiety, Wellness

How Can I Stop Feeling Worthless?: Learning How to Manage Your Self-Image

Beauty, status, intelligence, respect, and power: the aspects of life which we covet the most, but the aspects of life … More

Growth, Mental Health, Personal Development, Self-Compassion, Self-Esteem, Self-Help, Self-Worth, Wellness

Losing My Religion – A Poem about Losing Faith

Where were you when I needed you? The countless nights spent in despair Where were you when I needed you? … More

Anxiety, Atheism, Depression, Existentialism, God, Growth, Personal Development, Religion, Self-Help

My Therapist — The Bipolar Writer

Hi Everyone. I am continuing to share more guest blog post spots on The Bipolar Writer Blog. Today I share … More

Anxiety, Depression, Growth, Mental Health, Mental Ilness, Personal Development, Self-Help, Therapy, Wellness

Work, Work, Work – A Poem about Workoholism

All day, every day, I work, work, work On the train, at the office, at home in my bed Work, … More

Anxiety, Depression, Mental Health, Poetry, Self-Help, Workoholics

Flying on the Wings of a Seagull – A Poem about Perfectionism

When I was a boy, I dreamt of becoming an eagle I wanted so desperately to soar into the sky … More

Anxiety, Depression, Mental Health, Mental Illness, Perfectionism, Personal Development, Poetry

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