American Physician Institute for Advanced Professional Studies
The Vocabulary of Hurt: Existential Aloneness
Today I share with you one way that people experience hurt. It is the first of an irregular series in [...]
Suicide: Problem for the Living
Today I share with you three ideas about suicide and its management. One, we cannot predict suicide. Two, we can [...]
Can Too Much Empathy Be a Bad Thing? 2017
To answer the question in the heading – evidently too much empathy can be bad for the empathizer and the [...]
Rumination Vs. Coming to Terms
Weight Loss Tip: Today I share with you an unorthodox idea that helps me decrease my carbohydrate and overall calorie [...]
Wages of Grief
Grief and grief counseling are two large topics. Today, rather than attempt – and fail – a systematic presentation, I [...]
Grief: The Gift from the Dead
“He was a bastard … but no one understood me the way he did,” she said. She started down this [...]
When the Switch Flips
One of the discombobulating aspects of working with patients in psychiatric treatment is the not uncommon occurrence of dramatic and [...]
Unlocking the Mysteries of Patient Communication
Not all moments of encounter with patients are created equal. When I think back at the many years I’ve psychiatrically [...]