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The outdoor amp where lectures are heard at Chautauqua The title of this post was borrowed from a lecture/conversation between Anne Fadiman (who said it) and Roger Rosenblatt who offered the morning lecture together, on July 1st at Chautauqua Institution (www.ciweb.org.) During the nine weeks of the Institution's summer season… Continue Reading
It's as if a giant stop sign has been dropped into your life when someone experiences grief. The process of grief, like a fingerprint, is unique for each one of us. A year or so ago I read a "My Turn" essay in Newsweek written by the best friend of… Continue Reading
Early recovery from addictions is a hard process. The success rate of drug or alcohol rehab is only 20%. Recovery requires self-absorption in order to stay on track. This means partners and families get left behind out of necessity. Addicts are overwhelmed with learning what it means to be sober.… Continue Reading
So many things can get in the way of changing. Hopelessness can suffocate the tender beginnings of change, such as pretending that merely attending 50 minutes of therapyidea is more than enough effort. Profound anxiety can interrupt trying something new. A long history of resentments that feels like there is no bottom… Continue Reading
Clearly, relief from becoming divorced is not enough because so many people fall into the trap of continuing the habit of ugliness. It's as if all the broken dreams, false expectations and harbored resentments have Miracle-Gro added to the mix. Danny DeVito plays a lawyer in the movie The War… Continue Reading
The most authentic love story I've read in a long time is Lark and Termite by Jayne Anne Phillips. It tells the love story of Lark, half-sister of Termite, who has hydrocephalus (a condition of fluid in the brain which enlarges the head). In the backdrop are three more unusual… Continue Reading
Control and criticism are often side effects of anxiety. They are like a set of earrings that match the necklace of anxiety. Alcohol and addictions can be the matching bracelet to this jewelry because that becomes a solution to tamp down the fears. When someone controls the labels alphabetically on their… Continue Reading
This is a secret suspicion that many people harbor. Many times the truth is still denied even after a great deal of evidence. Ignoring the problem is ordinary. A boyfriend can lose a number of jobs and his girlfriend will still go out drinking with him. A wife can be… Continue Reading
I don't hear much or read much about how sweet life can be when you've loved somebody over the long haul and done the hard work to solve and survive problems. There isn't any trouble about who takes the garbage out; because who ever is home and remembers, simply does… Continue Reading
You don't really earn your medals as a parent until you've survived adolescence. Adolescence is rugged territory for everyone involved. I really enjoy the opportunity to work with both parents and young people. This is an opportunity to teach both about respect. Young people can work at defining themselves differently… Continue Reading
