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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.

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

Disappointment but Not Devastation

Today was a special day for me, and not for any expected reason. Today was special not because of something … More

Life, Mental Health, Personal Development, Personal Growth, Psychology, Self-Esteem, Self-Help, Wellness

The Great Decision

Choices follow us everywhere we go; they stalk and haunt us until we take our final breaths. When we’re thrust … More

Authenticity, Choices, Development, Growth, Honesty, Moral Courage, Nonconformity, Philosophy, Strength

The Lonely Crowd

I stood there and I took a look around; I saw my diplomas and my license, my chair and my … More

Growth, Mental Health, Personal Development, Philosophy, Psychology, Self-Help, Wellness

Breaking Through to the Other Side: How a Journey Inward Changed My Life

Writing contributed by Daniel Berdichevsky One of the greatest experiences anyone can have is that of psilocybin mushrooms. It really … More

Anxiety, Depression, Magic Mushrooms, Mental Health, Mental Illness, Oneness, Psychedelics, Wellness

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