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Sanity Made Simple: February 2008
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Common sense ideas and solutions for maintaining sanity in an insane world, written by a seasoned psychotherapist and teacher. Wednesday, February 13, 2008. I've never been suited to live where the weather is pretty much the same from day to day. That level of predictability would bore me. Besides, I think an uninterrupted routine makes for dullness and compulsivity. No, I like the variations that keep life interesting. So today, instead of spending three hours on the road and three hours teaching class,...
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Sanity Made Simple: August 2007
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Common sense ideas and solutions for maintaining sanity in an insane world, written by a seasoned psychotherapist and teacher. Friday, August 31, 2007. I just had one of those Really Big Birthdays. You know, the kind that ends in a Zero. (Sorry, you'll have to do the math.). I kept it pretty much a secret, because as an introvert, the last thing I wanted was a party. And a surprise party would be the worst. We also had a wonderful dinner at a local bistro. So what's this post really about? When I was abo...
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Sanity Made Simple: February 2009
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Common sense ideas and solutions for maintaining sanity in an insane world, written by a seasoned psychotherapist and teacher. Friday, February 27, 2009. There's nothing wrong with science: we need to know if our methods actually work. It's just that science needs to be combined with the ability to make spiritual connections with others. I also recalled Felix Biestek who spoke of seven human needs in The Casework Relationship. 8226; to be treated as an individual. 8226; to express feelings. When we honor...
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Sanity Made Simple: Lessons from Lefty
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Common sense ideas and solutions for maintaining sanity in an insane world, written by a seasoned psychotherapist and teacher. Sunday, February 22, 2009. It was eight years ago. We were sitting on the dock on a perfect, late-summer day. A ripple on the still water caught my eye. I watched, transfixed as something approached us along the perimeter of the lake. It was a duck. There is nothing unusual about a black duck on a Maine lake. But this was no ordinary duck, we would soon discover. I'm no ornitholo...
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Sanity Made Simple: August 2008
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Common sense ideas and solutions for maintaining sanity in an insane world, written by a seasoned psychotherapist and teacher. Tuesday, August 5, 2008. Lars and the Real Girl. I finally got around to renting "Lars." Dave and I both enjoyed it at least as much as you imagined when you recommended it to me in January! At the time you wrote about one scene:. But I thought of you because there is this bit of dialogue. Lars's brother, Gus: We need to take him to a shrink. Now I have to own the movie. I wi...
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Sanity Made Simple: November 2007
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Common sense ideas and solutions for maintaining sanity in an insane world, written by a seasoned psychotherapist and teacher. Monday, November 26, 2007. So how was my Thanksgiving, you ask. It was really nice. The family was here. We reminisced about the past and tried to predict the future. The turkey was moist. I tried a new stuffing recipe that was a wild mix of ingredients, but it worked. Peace and harmony reigned. That's not a lie, but it's not the whole truth either. So, how was my Thanksgiving?
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Sanity Made Simple: January 2008
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Common sense ideas and solutions for maintaining sanity in an insane world, written by a seasoned psychotherapist and teacher. Friday, January 25, 2008. Being with My People. Throughout my life, I've done most things alone: not by choice, but by default. Usually it was because I wanted to pursue something that no one else had much interest in. It was late September. We got lost trying to find Bucksteep Manor, the home of the Northeast Squeeze-In. I don't make this stuff up! Though strangers all, it was e...
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Sanity Made Simple: The First Note
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Common sense ideas and solutions for maintaining sanity in an insane world, written by a seasoned psychotherapist and teacher. Friday, February 27, 2009. There's nothing wrong with science: we need to know if our methods actually work. It's just that science needs to be combined with the ability to make spiritual connections with others. I also recalled Felix Biestek who spoke of seven human needs in The Casework Relationship. 8226; to be treated as an individual. 8226; to express feelings. When we honor...
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Sanity Made Simple: May 2008
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Common sense ideas and solutions for maintaining sanity in an insane world, written by a seasoned psychotherapist and teacher. Tuesday, May 27, 2008. A Note to Readers. Links to this post. Sunday, May 25, 2008. The Scoop on Routine and Change. In another conversation, a friend with a disability described how the routine of being at home makes life easier. To venture into unfamiliar places creates anxiety and tension. The challenges imposed by a handicap make routine all the more important, even n...At th...
