Angry Entitlement
April 8, 2021
As I settled in at the high school ball game, there was a sense of excitement in the air as fans and student athletes braced for what was sure to be an intense matchup between two great teams. Parents and […]
Read MoreFood Addiction
March 11, 2021
Ever since I was a little kid I have loved to eat healthy foods. I was that little eight-year-old who would gladly pile my plate with broccoli, green beans, or whatever vegetable my mother might have cooked on a given […]
Read MoreBehavioral Activation: Ways to begin to get out of anxiety and depression
February 8, 2021
A client, we will call Timothy, made an initial appointment with me at JourneyPure Melbourne several years ago to talk about his struggle with symptoms of anxiety and depression. Timothy’s story was not all that unusual in many ways. He […]
Read More2021-The Year of Redemption
January 7, 2021
2021 – The Year of Redemption Most of us have known someone who has been through a significant trauma that caused symptoms of PTSD and many of us have even experienced this kind of trauma personally. The DSM (Diagnostic and […]
Read MoreAre you proud of your behavior?
December 9, 2020
Several years ago, my wife and I took our kids to the beach on a beautiful Florida afternoon. We decided it might be nice to take a walk as a family, so we gathered all three kids and started a […]
Read MoreLove: The most powerful force in the world
November 9, 2020
I want to tell you about three conversations I have had over the last several weeks that capture the current spirit of our times in fairly dramatic fashion. The first conversation was with a young man enrolled as a senior […]
Read MoreThe Coronavirus Comeback
October 7, 2020
It was Game 1 of the 1995 NBA Eastern Conference Finals and the Indiana Pacers were down 6 points to the New York Knicks with just 18 seconds left. It looked like Reggie Miller’s Pacers would surely lose the battle […]
Read MoreBack to School : COVID Edition
September 9, 2020
In the next few weeks, children all over the country will be returning to school during one of the most unusual and challenging times of our generation. Although there is still a debate on whether or not this is a […]
Read MoreEmotional Impact of COVID-19
August 10, 2020
As COVID 19 continues to linger across our nation, the effects of the virus are becoming clear. While the physical toll the virus takes on those afflicted is obvious, we are starting to see how quarantine and “shelter in place” […]
Read MoreCultural Borderline Personality Style
July 15, 2020
Let’s imagine that a client named Linda walks into my clinical office complaining about emotional instability and difficulty with interpersonal relationships. As I conduct my assessment, I ask her to describe her emotional reactivity and she recounts numerous instances in […]
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