The article I read today seemed sent from heaven, as if to say, "Hey, keep up the good work! Know this: your talents and ambitions as an individual are worth more than the resources and renown of elite schools, so don't ever give up on your dreams."
Read moreThree Essential Attributes of Successful Patients
Because of the nature of my practice, I am privileged to meet many courageous patients whose humble journeys lead them through extraordinary healing as they persevere.
Read moreLatest Approaches to Holistic Psychiatry
Little by little, step by step, my holistic practice evolves and expands. The foundation of a successful practice comes from openness to learning and creative integration. The goal, of course, is to create greater happiness as the patient heals the underlying causes of dysfunction.
Read moreMeasuring Shifts From Energy Healing
Thanks, But No Thanks: A Nonconformist's Thanksgiving Plans
Lots of people embrace or condone dysfunctional, abusive family relationships; misogynistic, homophobic, racist, dishonest religions; and unhappy, unfulfilling marriages to manage some kind of gathering of sorts for Thanksgiving. Just a little denial for the holidays. After all, it's for the sake of belonging.
Read moreWhen Only a Good Fight Will Do
The great leaders of history all had the courage to fight for what is right. The foundation of a good fight is love and courage, strength and goodness. When these are the motivators behind a fight, success is inevitable.
Read moreThe Untold Story Behind Being Late
In a profound and deeply moving way, I learned as a healer that trauma does get stuck in our lives and end up repeating itself in symbolic ways through our actions and choices.
Read moreImportance of the Invisible: Living a Passionate Life
I explore what Stephen Harrod Buhner refers to as "the most important thing in life" in his amazing book Ensouling Language, On the Art of Nonfiction and the Writer's Life. He calls it "the invisibles." What does he mean by the invisibles?
Read moreYour Quantum Building Blocks of Life
Lately, I've been doing some exciting, cutting-edge energy work that helps patients to receive parts of Life Energy (states of being) that they were unable to fully receive before, e.g. love, forgiveness, or joy.
Read moreChanges, Changing, Changed, Repeat: The Evolving Life of Creators
I hope that we can welcome change as part of who we are as evolving Creators. More than just coping with change, I hope that we will flourish from the opportunities they bring to enrich and expand our lives.
Read moreVictimhood: Experience, Identity, Excuse, or Manipulation?
Sometimes, people who hurt others use victimhood as an excuse (an entitlement) to continue their racism, discrimination, or persecution of others. And sometimes, politicians use that moral weakness for their own political purposes.
Read moreAngels, Demons, a Boy, and a Psychiatrist
I share a story about one of the most spiritual experiences I've ever had. It involved some angels, demons, a boy, and myself, during a psychiatry session. It was a "group therapy" session that taught me many profound lessons I have never forgotten.
Read moreIntroducing the Empower Energy Technique
I've been applying this approach in various settings, and it works great! People notice a shift and like its positive, empowering influence. I hope you'll give it a try.
Read moreThe Curious Case of the Tangled Necklaces
Faith in the unseen is so hard. I wish I were like Barbara Brennan or Adam McLeod who can see people's energy fields. But I can't. So, through different experiences, I have to learn how energy can be shifted and transformed through intention and let faith lead the way.
Read moreThe Mechanics of It All
To help patients lower their antipsychotics more smoothly, I started by strengthening their endocannabinoid system, but found that some were hypersensitized to their endocannabinoid system (the neuromodulators and receptors). Later, I found that I had to help some patients heal their endorphin, GABA, catecholamine, and serotonin systems too.
Read moreDivine Synchronicity in Friendships
I believe that friendships allow us to see divine synchronicity in action--how Life miraculously supports us through difficult times.
Read moreThe Endocannabinoid System In Mental Health
The idea of using energy medicine to shift physiology is based on the principle that energy medicine governs the information that drives the physical system. By changing the information for the system, the system shifts to a different "program."
Read moreFive Common Mistakes During Medication Withdrawal
Information and expertise to help patients safely taper off their psychotropic medications are extremely difficult to find, not only for patients, but also for psychiatrists.
Read moreMeeting Life With Poise
Rather than just remembering to "do to others as you would have them do to you," remember to also "do for yourself what you would do for others." Life will have its ups and downs, so take care of yourself and remember to love yourself and treasure your light.
Read moreSimple Guidelines for a Holistic Approach
From a holistic perspective, who/what heals the patient? Is it the doctor, the supplements, or the diet? Though all these aspects matter, I believe that healing comes from the body's own wisdom and innate ability to return back to its natural healthy state.
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