Treating Underlying Causes of Mental Illness
How genetics, nutrition, stressors, toxicity, infection, and medication/withdrawal contribute to understanding how to treat the underlying causes for mental illness.
Read More →On Patients’ Spiritual and Paranormal Experiences
How can we provide safety, receptivity, and understanding to folks with profound spiritual and/or paranormal experiences?
Read More →The Many Faces and Phases of Love
Sharing some personal stories about love for Valentine’s Day.
Read More →Resolving Impossibly Difficult Withdrawals
What to do if and when we’re trapped by intolerable side effects from withdrawal, meds, and supplements.
Read More →Evolution: Braving the Unknown
Despite the information on the initial intake form, every patient is a unique and unknown territory during the first session, especially in holistic psychiatry.
Read More →The Freedom to Say “No”
Have you been taught throughout your life to say “yes” to everyone? Or felt that saying “no” was simply not allowed?
Read More →The Other Side of Regret: Gifts from our hardships
Trials do transform us—one way or another. We can choose to turn them into gifts or burdens, depending on our willingness to learn from them.
Read More →Humor’s Role in Creating Happiness
Humor is like peanut butter and jelly on the bread of life. With it, life can still stick in your throat, but at least it tastes a lot better when stuck. Read on for all the ways that humor can transform our fears and worries like casting the Riddikulus spell at Hogwarts when encountering a Bogart!
Read More →Elitism, Racism, and Positivism
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 More →Three 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.
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