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Living Our Hopes, Not Our Fears

Trending online and around town this week: quotes about living for your hopes and dreams, not your fears. Quotes have been attributed to Brené Brown, Nelson Mandela, and many others.This is an important idea for people in this audience. We have limitations other can’t see, and must constantly explain ourselves. How often do you begin sentences...

The Problem with Overcorrecting a Mistake

Overcorrection is the swing of the pendulum from one side of an action to another. For example if you asked a question in a college history class, and people laughed at the...

Privacy, Phones, Trust

We've all been there — texts coming in at odd hours, leaving the room to take secret calls.Maybe you have a feeling someone’s sliding into your partner’s direct messages (DMs), but you can’t be sure.

The Invalid Person: Low Self-Esteem on Steroids (Pt. 1 & 2)

One of my father's favorite sayings had just three words: "Wrong again, Buckwheat." I was Buckwheat and I was wrong. Again.Buckwheat = wrong.

Drive Down Depression with Dancing, Dogs and Dining

Boost your mood with natural remedies for reducing depression. Before starting on psychotropic medications, which often have costs and risks, try these ideas. If medications are necessary to treat your depression, these solutions may offer additional relief.

Busy, Busy, Busy, Busy …

Busy isn't always obvious ...When you have ADHD, you have busyness all the time.And I know busyness.And I know ADHD.And I know that it is both my blessing to be busy all the time, and my downfall.

Today I Love The Explosion Of Lilacs

There you are ....Today I love the explosion of lilacs all over everywhere at my latitude. I love all the colors of them, often bunched together for contrast. I love the sudden, aromatic tap on the shoulder they give me when I'm walking down a street and they...

What Should You Do if Your Landlord is a Narcissist?

I've heard and read a lot about narcissism, but in spite of having worked in the studios, and knowing many actors, directors and creative folk, I've never met anyone who I personally...

Keep the Flame Burning Bright Part 1

You may have heard that long-term relationships eventually and inevitably become flat and boring. Many people believe this idea to be true, which is unfortunate because it’s not. At least not according to many long-term married couples (including ourselves) with whom we’ve spoken, The danger in believing something that isn’t necessarily true is that in doing so...

Amy Tee Stands Up to Bipolar Disorder

Want to know the secret to creating a massively positive transformation in your life with a bipolar disorder diagnosis? Ask Amy Tee.

Write It Down!

A futuristic, sci-fi idea that sometimes gets tossed around is putting chips in our brains. Maybe with electronic implants, humans will one day be able to augment our brains, enhancing our ability to perform feats of memory and computation.

Abortion, Rape and Domestic Violence in the HBO Drama “Big Little Lies”

I am on my way to the Annual Training in Lacanian Psychoanalysis in Quebec City, Canada, lead by the teaching analysts at the Freudian School of Quebec. I have a copy of “Big Little Lies” in my carry-on and my memories from watching the HBO Series last summer. The topics of the feminine, the masculine, women...

High Functioning Or Low Functioning: Neither Is More Or Less Valid

Having a mental illness and being high functioning can often mean that you are not taken seriously by professionals and by others around you. It can be seen as you not ‘having...

Health Insurance Priced By How Healthy You Are Is Here

So far, the policies hitting the market reward healthy behavior with decreases in premiums and other bonuses, instead of increasing premiums on those at higher risks. However, the infrastructure to rate individuals based on their specific health profiles is in place.

The Worst Part Of ADHD

Really?ADHD is an insidious collection of symptoms that, added up are then subtracted from the sum of the quality of our lives.Our ease of forgetfulness, our penchant for distraction, our inability to manage time, all these things continue to the detriment of our well being.And there is no cure, there...

Today I Love The Columbine

Columbine acquaintancesToday I love the Columbine climbing to the sky to share it's rich purple glory with the beautiful blue of a sunny day. I love the little ways that the front flower bed changes on the daily. I love watching closely only to be surprised when I notice something that clearly...

Are You Stalled Out or Simply Waiting Patiently?

Am I stuck or just transforming oh so slowly? I sure hope it is the latter!This is a question I have been pondering a lot lately.And when I say "a lot" I basically mean every morning, all day long and every night. Sometimes I also dream about it.In these dreams, I am usually...