Bringing you the best of mental health every week. For today, Memorial Day, I have a quote from The Things They Carried, by Tim O’Brien: They carried USO stationery and pencils and pens. They carried Sterno, safety pins, trip flares, signal flares, spools of wire, razor blades, chewing tobacco, liberated joss sticks and statuettes ofContinue reading “The Shrink’s Links: The Things They Carried”
Monthly Archives: May 2016
The Road to Reconciliation: Don’t be Stupid
The addiction, the madness, the lying, the cheating, and the selfishness have just done too much damage. Your relationship has been crippled and you’re not sure whether it will ever be the same again. You’ve heard enough apologies. You’ve forgiven too much. You can’t forget all the things that have happened. You’ve decided to hardenContinue reading “The Road to Reconciliation: Don’t be Stupid”
Things in My Office: The Stone, a Symbol of Perfection
It’s time again to introduce you to another item in my office. It’s a stone. I got this stone while hiking in Colorado. It was a perfect day, with perfect weather, and perfect companions. The trail was the perfect length and not too steep or too flat. There were great mountains in the distance andContinue reading “Things in My Office: The Stone, a Symbol of Perfection”
The Shrink’s Links: 75 Ways To Add Variety
Bringing you the best of mental health every week. Many couples say that, after a few years, it’s easy to get in a rut with your partner, sex-wise. You think you know each other, backwards and forwards, and have tried everything. Chances are, you’re wrong. There’s something you haven’t thought of. Or, maybe you haveContinue reading “The Shrink’s Links: 75 Ways To Add Variety”
The Road to Reconciliation: Protect Yourself
You’re never going to come to peace with the awful things that have happened if they are still happening, nor should you. The most important thing in the process of coming to terms with the things that have happened is to protect yourself. Maybe your partner has stopped doing that thing that hurt you: drinking,Continue reading “The Road to Reconciliation: Protect Yourself”
The Shrink’s Links: An Honest Meditation
Bringing you the best of mental health every week. If you enjoy meditation, and don’t mind profanity, try this the next time you need to relax. If you don’t like meditation, but like to laugh, send the children out to play, and watch this video, as long as you don’t mind profanity. Click here toContinue reading “The Shrink’s Links: An Honest Meditation”
The Road to Reconciliation: Commit to Values
Once you get in touch with your feelings and allow them to speak to you, they can point you to what is important. They’ll remind you of aspirations you’ve had since you were small. They’ll indicate the direction towards life satisfaction. They’ll give instructions for a meaningful life. To the extent you’ve been victimized, yourContinue reading “The Road to Reconciliation: Commit to Values”
Announcement: Coming out of the Closet
The other day I went to a workshop so that I could learn something new. Us shrinks do this frequently because we don’t already know everything. This workshop, entitled, Can We Talk, was held at the Gay Alliance of Rochester. It promised to teach me about transgender issues. I learned about transgender issues. I alsoContinue reading “Announcement: Coming out of the Closet”
Keith Wilson - Counseling 