Good Medicine For Stressful Times
In crazy, unprecedented times like these it can be helpful to turn to spiritual wisdom. If we are able to rise above the din, we may be able to discover some hidden beauty.
A Woman’s Unexplained Symptoms Lead to A Surprising Personal Discovery
In life feelings can be painful, even excruciatingly so. It’s really all a part of being human. But what happens if we don’t even let ourselves know what we feel? That’s where, sometimes, our bodies take over and try to help. Here’s one woman’s story, and what she discovered.
An Instruction Manual: What A Four-Year Old’s Temper Tantrum Teaches Her Family
A child’s persistent temper tantrums can be a painful state of affairs for parents. But these little kids, lacking language to talk about their feelings, are often trying to communicate something important to their folks. Here’s a family who came to therapy to get to the bottom of it. We all learned something we didn’t expect.
Helping A Child Diagnosed With ADHD: A Powerful Alternative to Medication
It is virtually routine to give kids medications for ADHD. There is an industry organized around ADHD, well orchestrated, with abundant research to create the illusion of scientific certainty. But what happens when you look at the child’s behavior in the context of the family? What happens when parents, rather than being bystanders, are integral to the child’s treatment? What if the family becomes the patient? Check out this feel-good story.
A Woman’s Mask of Anger Hides Her Depression
When this couple first came to therapy the husband was certain that he was being victimized by his wife and her anger. As it turns out, he couldn’t have been more wrong.
ADHD And Chemical Imbalance: A Different Kind Of Help For A Troubled Kid
When kids show signs of emotional or behavioral troubles they may be sent to a mental health professional who suggests that a “chemical imbalance” is the problem. Here’s what can happen when the family, not just the child, becomes the patient. The side-effects are good.
A Woman’s Love Affair Saves Her Marriage
It’s part of the human condition that we may be unhappy, unfulfilled, or overly stressed without even realizing it. That kind of unconscious distress can spill over to the marriage. Without realizing it,  we may look to a relationship to fix what’s wrong with our life. That’s a recipe for disaster. Here’s the case of a couple where the wife was so unhappy she had begun contemplating divorce. Then she made an unexpected discovery.Â
The Breakup: When Things Go Awry After The Birth of The Baby
Amy: One of the most profound transformations for a couple occurs with the birth of the first child, that magic transition from a
An Unexpected Cure For A Child’s ADHD
All families have Rule Systems, but they may not even know it. In this case story, psychiatrist/family therapist Dave Keith treats a family with a child diagnosed with ADHD. Watch how he disrupts the Family Rule system. Good things happen for the child.
One Way To Cure For A Boring Sex Life
Over the years, I’ve seen many couples whose presenting complaint revolves around sex. Usually it’s because the sex is too infrequent, too lackluster, or at the male parter has some kind of sexual dysfunction. (I’ve only seen one case where the complaint was too much sex!) As usual, unless there’s a biological problem, the sexual relationship is embedded in the larger emotional/psychological dance of the couple. Learning about this dance, and how to do some new steps, can change everything.