Fat Arms
A couple of years ago my book was reviewed in the journal Fat Studies. It is an interesting experience to read how someone else interprets what I wrote, and by
On Not Being Able To Paint
That’s my art desk. It is suitably smeared with paint and certainly looks like I spend a lot of time there. But… My brother is a painter. He paints trompe
Fee — another piece of the frame
It’s almost the beginning of a new month with bills to be paid so let’s consider money and therapy. Therapists that I know generally do not like to talk about
What’s it all about?
The medical model would have us believe that treatment is all about placing into remission or curing disease. We look at the problems with the medical model when used to
Does therapy help?
“… the principal aim of psychotherapy is not to transport the patient to an impossible state of happiness, but to help him acquire steadfastness and philosophic patience in face of
The Inward Gaze
“A writer is someone who spends years patiently trying to discover the second being inside him, and the world that makes him who he is. When I speak of writing,
Whatever Comes To Mind
“The relation between doctor and patient remains a personal one within the impersonal framework of professional treatment. By no device can the treatment be anything but the product of mutual
Signs of hope
Yesterday our Governor, Janet Mills, announced the next stages of measures for dealing with COVID-19. While the usual number of people grumbled that restrictions remain in place, still she brought
For this Sunday- Three Things To Remember
Here we are near the end of April. In Maine, snow is forecast for tonight into tomorrow. Spring snow is not rare here, but this year maybe more than any,
Getting bored? How about writing?
If you are at all like me — and I am very introverted — the charm of this quarantine/social distancing has long since worn off. In my restless search for
The Vessel for Psychotherapy
I want to spend some time today with what is the vessel, also known as the frame of psychotherapy. Certainly the vessel includes the physical space where we meet but