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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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The Trap of the Self-Assured Don Juan

Why The Kind and Confident Don Juan You’re Looking For Doesn’t Exist “Fake it til you make it” is a…

Anxiety, Authenticity, Dating, Depression, Mental Health, Mental Illness, Narcissism, Relationships, Vulnerability

My Teacher

Several years ago, former NY Times war-correspondent, Chris Hedges, wrote a beautiful article on Reverend Coleman Brown, an undergraduate professor…

College, Education, Ethics, Friendship, Law, Love of Wisdom, Mentor, Philosophy, Professor, School, Teaching

Me vs Me – A Poem about My Internal Struggle of Opposites

The eternal struggle resides Within a place deep down inside Two characters at odds, with much to say One and…

Anxiety, Depression, Good and Evil, Growth, Internal Battle, Mental Health, Narcissism, Personal Development, Poetry, Self-Help

Finding a Therapist: What You Need to Know

I’ve decided to write a blog post in the hope of helping people to find a psychotherapist that fits them…

Anxiety, Depression, DSM, End The Stigma, Find A Therapist, Mental Health, Mental Illness, Psychology, Psychotherapy, Trauma

I’m Sorry I Couldn’t Love You More – A Poem about Regret

I’m sorry I couldn’t love you more For every time you cried, for each tear that I ignored I’m sorry…

Love, Poetry, Regret, Relationships

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…

Courage, Equality, JFK, Malcolm X, Martin Luther King, Moral Courage, Poem, Poetry, RFK, Social Justice

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…

Depression, Mental Health, Mental Illness, Poem, Poetry

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…

Development, Mental Health, Negative Thinking, Personal Growth, Positive Psychology, Positive Thinking, Ruminations, Self-Actualize, Self-Esteem, Self-Help, The Secret, Wellness

My Struggle with Anxiety

If death is the antithesis and killer of life, then anxiety comes in at a very close second. The most…

Anxiety, Growth, Mental Health, Mental Ilness, Personal Development, Resilience, Social Anxiety, Struggle, Wellness

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…

Children, Confidence, Growth, Helicopter Parenting, Mental Health, Parenting, Personal Development, Self-Esteem, Self-Help, Wellness

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