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Therapy is more than just talk
It’s about relating. It’s about interacting, about creating an authentic connection, about understanding -- and learning. If a therapist basically sits there, listens and then unloads advice at the end, he or she is not doing their job. Therapy is a process of...
Spring fever
Spring fever is finally upon us. And it’s high time to up our game. So we can live life to the max, and get solid satisfaction out of everything we’ll do. So, if you're looking for that, contact me. Well find the way seize the day, but become a man --or woman -- for...
Don’t worry. Be happy.
Worry is useless. An exaggerated reaction we learned from well-meaning but misinformed family. But it doesn’t work. Now there’s nothing to be ashamed of. That’s just human. Yet imagine if you could see the reality of it all. You wouldn’t worry. That’s what...
Made your New Year’s resolutions?
Made your New Year’s resolutions? How is that working out for you? Truth is, most folks don’t do so well. Because there’s a real difference between sentiment and orientation. The intentions are there, but the motivation is not. That’s where good psychotherapy comes...
From S.A.D. to glad
Soon, we've turned our clocks back, and some of us began to feel S.A.D. – Seasonal Affective Disorder. S.A.D. is physiological disruption of our diurnal rhythm that also causes jet lag. Yet, sometimes folks end up medicalizing their psychological sadness, so they can...
Let us give thanks?
Ah, Thanksgiving. Turkey. Trimmings. The family gathered ‘round in good cheer and loving harmony. Well, maybe that’s not how it usually goes. Even if it's taking place virtually, that doesn't mean absence will make the heart grow any fonder, or that emotions will be...
Are you masking?
We all wear masks. In a way, the best part about Halloween is that everyone knows it. You know it; others know it. Essentially you’re being honest with others, and they’re being honest with you. Also, because you know it, you’re being honest with yourself. A costume...
To stress, or not to stress
Feeling stressed these days? Not surprising. Lots of distressing things are happening around us. Yet, how we let them affect us is essentially an externalization of our psychology. While we can’t control some things, we can manage our reactions to them, so they don’t...
Dog day afternoons
We’re into August, and we’re often in for some pretty hot days, at least in the Northern hemisphere. To call them “Dog Days” is a fitting phrase with an amusing history. Briefly, it refers to the ascendance of Sirius, traditionally called ”the dog star," in the Summer...
Make every day Bastille Day
These are the best of times. These are the worst of times. These are troubled times. When the world around us seem to lack compassion, and the capacity to comfort. Who can you turn to? Who can you talk to? Who will understand? Now is the time to liberate yourself from...
David Kach, LMSW
