American Physician Institute for Advanced Professional Studies
Two Chairs to a Better Life
Have you ever had a friend or family member confide very sensitive information to you? As clinicians, we have patients [...]
Ride Your Bike to Work
There is no greater job in the world than to be a physician. Sure, there are other great jobs, and [...]
Worry. Why it is So Compelling and So Harmful
We have evolved to survive. One survival strategy that has been selected is based on our capacity to anticipate the [...]
Patients’ Quest
One simple realization I had years ago changed my view of my role as a clinician treating patients with psychiatric [...]
Easy Way to Like Yourself More
A lot of our suffering is self-induced and occurs from our perception of personal shortcomings. It’s easy to be disappointed [...]
Heartbreak of Change
Whether we like it or not, we are almost constantly in a time of transition. For our patients, change, when [...]
Acceptance
I’ve recently been trying to make sense of ‘acceptance,’ both the word and the underlying concept. It started to make [...]
Absurd Psychiatric Intervention
Today, I want to share with you an extremely easy, fast, and effective intervention used in Acceptance and Commitment Therapy [...]