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The Last Day of the Year Blog of 2012

Starting a tradition with this post, even though traditions often are hard work. Here we are at the end of another year, and despite lots of internet noise, the world did not end on December 21.  I was in Las … Continue reading

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Suicide II

There’s a reason newspapers don’t report the details of suicides. It is irrational, superstitious, bizarre, but also one hundred percent completely true. Suicide is contagious. Like cooties. But lethal. The hard to accept truth is that when suicides have been … Continue reading

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The Therapy is Dandy Guidebook to having a Narcissist for a Parent. Chapter 6.

An ongoing survival guide. Chapter 6:  Scanning your environment (Narcissism begets Capitalism, or Capitalism begets Narcissism) We are the culture that came up with the slogan “Greed is good.” And then keep on proving this mantra to be true every … Continue reading

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The Therapy is Dandy Guidebook to having a Narcissist for a Parent. Chapter 5.

An ongoing survival guide. Chapter 5:  Love is a Battlefield I tend to use way too many warfare metaphors in the therapy session, FYI, I admit that right now for clarity’s sake. This is a survival guide, for goodness sake. … Continue reading

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Therapy? What’s it all about?

It is true people don’t start making calls and showing up for counseling when life is grand and fulfilling. That is a possible explanation for why some still consider therapy/counseling a rather gauche subject—not to be brought up at dinner … Continue reading

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