I think we all know that there are good therapists and not-so-good therapists, and also that a good therapeutic experience is very much about fit — I can remember when I was young walking into a therapists office, seeing the quality of the art in the waiting room, and thinking: “Umm…no.” I was younger and  Read More

At one time, this vain and powerful woman would have no doubt believed that her son was… the center of the universe

As someone who spends most of my day listening to people’s most deeply personal inner lives, there isn’t much that shocks me anymore. That’s good of course. Being shocked is not a very helpful response. But what is also true is that when you get to know people, the things that they do that make  Read More

Not that we need scientific “proof” as such to know that being pushed around and made to feel insignificant is bad for us, but a new study using mice at Rockefeller University managed to create neurotic mice after submitting a few poor trembling creatures to the bullying of dominant mice. Here is a quote from  Read More