"Emotion turning back on itself, and not leading on to thought or action, is the element of madness."~ John Sterling, 19th Century Scottish Poet " A therapist, if he is...

"Emotion turning back on itself, and not leading on to thought or action, is the element of madness."~ John Sterling, 19th Century Scottish Poet " A therapist, if he is...
“When one follows the path of individuation, when one lives one’s own life, one must take mistakes into the bargain; life would not be complete without them. There is no...
“Recovery of memories is not about gathering information about the past. It is about mastery over what has been unclear or avoided in memory, making meaning out of one’s personal...
“It takes two to keep your marriage the same; it only takes one to change it. When you change, the relationship changes.”David Schnarch, Passionate Marriage, p. 199 There are few...
“Every depression is caused by something depressing that has happened, with no exceptions.”George E. Atwood, The Abyss of Madness, p. 166 The title of this article is very alluring for...
“To realize truth our whole being has to be brought into accord with actuality, with things as they are, which requires that in communications with others we respect things as...
“When we understand that we are born babies, that we all bleed blood, and that we experience the same pains and joys, then we have the basis of the empathy...
“It takes twenty years to build a reputation and five minutes to ruin it. If you think about that you’ll do things differently.”Warren Buffett I had a professor who later...
knows the anguish of our attachments and assures us that letting go of what we think we must have to be happy is the same as letting go of our...
“Any person suffering from any level of despair has failed to form a narrative that effectively connects the present with the past and the future.”Andrew D. Lester, Hope in Pastoral...