Flip the Damn Switch Already!

Flip the Damn Switch Already!

Recently, I was struck by similar comments from several patients.  The gist was, “Man, I’m really sick and tired of talking about this.”   One of the patients had recently made some actual changes – ones that directly related to his reasoning for coming to...
Dichotomy 101

Dichotomy 101

I want to present what I believe is a fundamental concept in thinking about ourselves. Dichotomy underlies how we relate to ourselves (internally) and the world (externally). Bear with me as this post may be a bit dry, but it will be an important base on which to...
Change? Let’s begin with Discipline.

Change? Let’s begin with Discipline.

Well, it’s a new year.  So what?  What’s changed from last year?  What’s remained the same? Perhaps the idea of making New Year’s resolutions has become overly criticized and overplayed.  But perhaps so has the mocking backlash against such a starting...
Regret, Part 1

Regret, Part 1

We often ask ourselves, “what is the right choice?”  Sometimes it’s between cake-batter and mint-chocolate chip.  And sometimes it’s between your wife or your mistress.  This question may seem a simple choice of either this or that, one being obviously better than the...