Freud Wasn’t All Bad
I’ve been spending a lot of time over on Shrink Rap these days – they have some great stuff if you get a moment to check it out. What drew me back again was a post that I read a few weeks back on transference and its role in the therapeutic relationship. Many approaches to therapy view transference as […]
What’s in a Name?
Today’s post is all about labels. A big part of being a clinician is figuring out how much to use diagnostic labels in working with clients. Insurance companies say it’s absolutely necessary. Many mental health professionals say that you can’t treat an individual effectively without knowing their diagnosis. I tend to straddle the fence on […]
Calm in the Storm
I had a nasty run yesterday morning. And not in the “nasty as an ironic way to say pleasant” sense. In breaking down the run, it wasn’t my energy level or the distance (often the culprits of a bad run) that made it so unbearable – it was the wind. For those readers in Colorado, you’ve likely […]
The Legality of Love
Short post today – just a brief comment and a link to an article on the U.S. constitution and same-sex marriage (thanks, Tyler). This article was great for me to read. While I know a bit about each of the topics separately, their intersection is more of a mystery. Check it out if you have a […]
Fire in the Belly
I’m borrowing today’s title from a book by Sam Keen, a former philosophy professor and contributing editor to Psychology Today. The full title is Fire in the Belly: On Being a Man. I was suggested this book by a co-worker at CU-Boulder (thanks, Matt) about six months ago as we were co-leading a men’s group together. Keen writes on several […]
Got Nonsense?
I’ve been drawing a lot of inspiration from various New York publications lately, and I’ll continue that trend today with another article from the NYT (thanks, Andrew). Doug Allen made a comment the other day that I think provides a nice intro for talking about this article: I often wonder if the mind is not stimulated enough […]
