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The Shrink’s LInks: The Five Hindrances

Bringing you the best of mental health every week. In the Buddhist tradition, the five hindrances are identified as mental factors that hinder progress in our daily lives. Here’s what you do about them. The Five Hindrances

The Shrink’s Links: Sam Baker

Bringing you the best of mental health every week. This week’s shrink’s link is to a musician: Sam Baker Baker was in a train in Peru when a terrorist’s bomb blew it up. What followed was years of recovery. If you have experienced trauma and don’t have the words to describe your pain, he might.Continue reading “The Shrink’s Links: Sam Baker”

The Shrink’s Links: The Hero Within

Bringing you the best of mental health every week. Everyone has a hero inside them. Look here to see who is in you. The Twelve Common Archetypes

The Shrink’s Links: The Yellow Birds & Fire and Forget

Bringing you the best of mental health every week. Today, we have a double shrink’s links. Two links for the price of one. Two great books of fiction I recommend about America’s recent war experience: The Yellow Birds by Kevin Powers and Fire and Forget Edited by Roy Scranton and Matt Gallagher In both cases,Continue reading “The Shrink’s Links: The Yellow Birds & Fire and Forget”