April 2017 – Keith Wilson

Confession to a Neutral Party

Once you have written your statement of responsibility for wronging someone, it’s time to put the show on the road. The essence of taking responsibility is to declare it to someone. It makes no sense to take responsibility in such a way that nobody hears it. When this particular tree falls in the forest, ifContinue reading “Confession to a Neutral Party”

Wizard of Oz

Bringing you the best of mental health every week. Before you shoot up that drug, take that drink, put up with that bad relationship, or think about what you need, click here and watch the Wizard of Oz. You’ve probably seen the Wizard of Oz a hundred times, but you didn’t know it was aboutContinue reading “Wizard of Oz”

If You Want People to Listen to You, Stop Talking

You know the type: the type of person I call a fire hose. This is the person who, as soon as he thinks he has your ear, lets loose a flood of words without regard to the give and take that is found in normal conversation. If you’re a political activist, you might have aContinue reading “If You Want People to Listen to You, Stop Talking”

Announcement: Intersections

The audio version of my second novel, Intersections, came out last week, thanks to the vocal work of Pete Ferand. I’ve been given some free copies to distribute. Fill out this form and I will send you a free copy of Intersections for as long as they hold out. What is Intersections about? Well, goContinue reading “Announcement: Intersections”

How Do You Make Amends When You Can’t Make Amends?

Making direct amends can be difficult, but necessary, when the harmed party is looking for it, and rewarding when you do it well. The payoff is reconciliation. But not everyone you have harmed is all set to forgive you. Some are gone, many don’t know they were harmed, and a lot don’t want anything toContinue reading “How Do You Make Amends When You Can’t Make Amends?”

TELL

Bringing you the best of mental health every week. What can you do if your therapist turns out to be abusive? Who can you tell? You can tell TELL, the Therapy Exploitation Link Line. Here’s the link to the link line, so you can tell TELL. TELL is a resource, referral, and networking organization thatContinue reading “TELL”

ROCovery Fitness

Bringing you the best of mental health every week. One of the hardest things about being in recovery is knowing what to do with yourself. Being addicted takes lots of time. There’s scoring the drugs, using the drugs, and recovering from the drugs. All that fills up your day. Then, stay in addiction long enoughContinue reading “ROCovery Fitness”