Bringing you the best of mental health every week. When I used to work at an inner city community mental health clinic, Rekha Shrivastava had the office next door. Rekha is a quiet, unassuming lady. Her clients loved her. For good reason. I would watch them walk into her office miserable and walk out happy.Continue reading “The Shrink’s Links: Blossom Hypnosis”
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The Shrink’s Links: Nadia Bolz Weber
Bringing you the best of mental health every week. Nadia Bolz Weber is a foul-mouthed, tattooed, former comic, turned preacher. Read about why she calls her depression Francis. Click here to go to the site.
The Shrink’s Links: Karl Popper and the Refrigerator Light
Bringing you the best of mental health every week. I got on an energy-saving kick once and became concerned about the light inside the refrigerator. Did it really turn off when I shut the door? Little did I realize how this question took me to a place shared with one of the most renown ofContinue reading “The Shrink’s Links: Karl Popper and the Refrigerator Light”
The Shrink’s Links: Minimalism
Bringing you the best of mental health every week. Less is more. Less clutter, fewer time commitments, negative thought patterns and toxic relationships equals more time, space and energy for things that really matter to you. Do I really need to say more? Click here to go to the site and learn how to freeContinue reading “The Shrink’s Links: Minimalism”
The Shrink’s Links: Gratitude
Bringing you the best of mental health every week. It’s official. Scientifically proven. Gratitude can make you happier. Click here to go to the site.
The Shrink’s Links: Mindfulness Apps
Bringing you the best of mental health every week. You don’t need an app to be mindful. As a matter of fact, getting rid of that phone and the laptop and the computer for a day, or even an hour, and paying attention to the here and now might be a great exercise in mindfulness.Continue reading “The Shrink’s Links: Mindfulness Apps”
The Shrink’s Links: The Smokefree Way
Bringing you the best of mental health every week. Sometimes I get new books to review. I just finished The Smokefree Way by Tamir Turgal. As an addiction counselor, I’ve read many books and heard many people talk about addiction and the process of setting oneself free. I’ve never read anything as clear and directContinue reading “The Shrink’s Links: The Smokefree Way”
The Shrink’s Links: Neutral Ground
Bringing you the best of mental health every week. Neutral Ground is a non-sectarian non-profit peer support organization for people who are divorced, widowed, separated, or ending a significant relationship. Click here to go to their website
The Shrink’s Links: Sleep Restriction
Bringing you the best of mental health every week. Sleep Restriction Therapy is counter-intuitive, ingenious, and requires a high degree of self discipline. It also works. Click here to get the instructions
The Shrink’s Links: After Virtue
Bringing you the best of mental health every week. If you’re interested in living a good life, you first need to know what the good life is. To figure this out, try studying philosophy. There’s no better person to do this with than Alasdair MacIntyre, who wrote After Virtue. When you do philosophy, you can’tContinue reading “The Shrink’s Links: After Virtue”
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