Category Archives: The Shrink’s Links

The Shrink’s Links: The Secret to Desire in Long Term Relationships

Bringing you the best of mental health and relationship articles on the internet. Today’s link from the shrink is: The Secret to Desire in Long Term Relationships In long-term relationships, we often expect our beloved to be both best friend and erotic partner. But as Esther Perel argues, good and committed sex draws on twoContinue reading “The Shrink’s Links: The Secret to Desire in Long Term Relationships”

The Shrink’s Links: Review of the Uses of Enchantment

Bringing you the best of mental health and relationship articles on the internet. Today’s link from the shrink is: The Uses of Enchantment This a book that I have loved since it first came out in the 1970’s even though its author, Bruno Bettleheim, was later disgraced, his other theories discredited, and he suffocated himselfContinue reading “The Shrink’s Links: Review of the Uses of Enchantment”

The Shrink’s Links: Review of Missing Out

Bringing you the best of mental health and relationship articles on the internet. Today’s link from the shrink is: Missing Out: In Praise of the Unlived Life by Adam Phillips British psychoanalyst, Adam Phillips, must have had enough of writing about life as we actually live it. He’s the author of On Kissing, Tickling andContinue reading “The Shrink’s Links: Review of Missing Out”

The Shrink’s Links: In the Rooms

Bringing you the best of mental health and relationship articles on the internet. Today’s link from the shrink is: In the Rooms Can’t get to an AA meeting, or NA or GA, or any of the other varieties of self help groups/ Experience strength and hope is right at your fingertips. Join In the RoomsContinue reading “The Shrink’s Links: In the Rooms”

The Shrink’s Links: AA

Bringing you the best of mental health and relationship articles on the internet. Today’s link from the shrink is: Alcoholics Annonymous I wouldn’t be much of a substance abuse counselor if I didn’t leave a link for the great grand daddy of all self help groups, now would I? Click here to go to theContinue reading “The Shrink’s Links: AA”

The Shrink’s Links: Poetry Genius

Bringing you the best of mental health and relationship articles on the internet. Today’s link from the shrink is: Poetry Genius A great site if you love poetry, don’t understand it, or can’t resist telling everyone what your interpretation is. See the annotations that people leave. In this link is the poem by Philip Larkin Continue reading “The Shrink’s Links: Poetry Genius”

The Shrink’s Links: Sunbathing in the Rain

Bringing you the best of mental health and relationship articles on the internet. Today’s link from the shrink is: Sunbathing in the Rain: A Cheerful Book About Depression The Welsh poet, Gwyneth Lewis, wrote this memoir about recovering from depression Click here to go to the link Related articles The Shrink’s Links: How to beContinue reading “The Shrink’s Links: Sunbathing in the Rain”

The Shrink’s Links: The Mental Illness Happy Hour

Bringing you the best of mental health and relationship articles on the internet. Today’s link from the shrink is: The Mental Illness Happy Hour Related articles The Shrink’s Links: How to be an Introvert The Shrink’s Links: The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse The Shrink’s Links: Joy Whack-a-Mole Hyperbole and a Half: how one ofContinue reading “The Shrink’s Links: The Mental Illness Happy Hour”

The Shrink’s Links: All Joy and No Fun

Bringing you the best of mental health and relationship articles on the internet. Today’s link from the shrink is: All Joy and No Fun There must be thousands of parenting books. Now there’s a book that examines the effect that children have on their parents. Did you know that the average American parent spends moreContinue reading “The Shrink’s Links: All Joy and No Fun”