American Physician Institute for Advanced Professional Studies
Wages of Grief
Grief and grief counseling are two large topics. Today, rather than attempt – and fail – a systematic presentation, I [...]
LifeBrief Intro
MasterPsych Conference My favorite time of day when I’m at the MasterPsych Conference is the hour before sunset. The light [...]
Jack’s Rules: How I Spend My Time Reflects My Values
There are two ways to read my rule above. One is as a definitional truth, that is, that the way [...]
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 [...]
Cyclone of Projective Identification
The psychological defense mechanism known as projective identification has wide explanatory power – as I hope to show you here. [...]
Improving Your Significant Other
I recently heard the British writer and philosopher Alain de Botton discuss his novel The Course of Love in which one of [...]