Mental Health
Emotional Management, My Inner Brat and Hurricane Irma
This is a real story about emotional management, and in some cases, the lack thereof. It’s been a little over a week since Irma first hit the Florida Keys, and nearly as long since we were impacted here in Tampa Bay. The power was down in the area where we live, and after sticking out…
Read MoreI Hear Voices…
“There’s this little voice in my head,” as I’ve heard many clients state over the years. Are they having auditory hallucinations? No, they’re simply describing a series of negative thoughts that create negative emotions. And this all gets in the way of taking the healthiest course of action. There’s an epidemic of these little voices…
Read MoreWhy is Common Sense So Uncommon?
I’ve had some rather significant back issues for numerous years (started with a lumbar compression fracture at 14 while playing football) and I recently sought out a new approach to treat this ongoing ailment (a.k.a. chronic pain) from a friend’s recommendation. The guy he recommended is a Corrective Athletic Trainer and he essentially helps professional…
Read More“Why Are Women Drinking More?” is NOT the Correct Question
The front page of the Tampa Bay Times earlier this week had the headline “For women, heavy drinking has been normalized and that’s dangerous.” As odd as it may sound, I get a little excited when anything addiction related makes it on the front page of the paper. What I find most interesting about…
Read MoreManage YOU First: Be Creatively Expressive, or Risk Becoming Destructively Depressive and Excessive
“Every man has his secret sorrows which the world knows not; and often times we call a man cold when he is only sad.” ~ Henry Wadsworth Longfellow “The excessive increase of anything causes a reaction in the opposite direction.” ~ Plato Bad news: We are in the midst of more worldwide depression than we’ve…
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