PTSD and Social Support
There is a great concern in the months and years ahead of an overburdened mental health system in light of the current pandemic and its ramifications still be fully felt. Community social support may be all some will need and it might also be the first interactions to getting individuals to more intensive help that they need as awareness grows.
Acceptance in Dealing with Changing Behavior
Carl Rogers, the American psychologist and founding member of client-centered therapy, once said, “The curious paradox is that when I accept myself just as I am, then I can change.” The strong feelings and conclusions we form often keep us stuck in the...
Attachment Theory
Attachment is an emotional bond to another person and is described as a “bond or tie between an individual and an attachment figure (Prior & Glaser, 2006, p. 15).” In its simplest explanation, attachment theory involves mothers being available...
The Power of Sharing Feelings
I was at a shopping mall recently and observed an elderly couple walking together hand in hand. I wondered how long had they been married and what their life journey must have been. I hoped that some day my wife and I would be as old as them walking hand in hand at...