Aug 20, 2013 | Addictions, Careers, Counseling, Lawyers, Mental Health, Professionals, Psychology, Therapy, Work Life Balance
“At the center of your being you have the answer; you know who you are and you know what you want.”- Lao Tzu I recently visited the Elements Behavioral Health facilities in Malibu California. These included Promises, Spirit Lodge (located in Texas) the...
May 1, 2013 | Counseling, Lawyers, Mental Health, Professionals, Psychology, Therapy, Work Life Balance
“A strong mind always hopes, and has always cause to hope.” ~ Thomas Carlyle ~ I was talking to a friend recently who was telling me about a job opportunity she was interested in. It sounded like a great job that would be a perfect fit for her. After...
Mar 22, 2013 | Careers, Counseling, Health Insurance, Lawyers, Mental Health, Professionals, Psychology, Therapy, Work Life Balance
“Insurance – an ingenious modern game of chance in which the player is permitted to enjoy the comfortable conviction that he is beating the man who keeps the table.” ~ Ambrose Bierce. When I was a lawyer I worked for several insurance companies in a...
Feb 26, 2013 | Careers, Counseling, Lawyers, Mental Health, Professionals, Psychology, Therapy, Work Life Balance
“Indifference to me, is the epitome of all evil.” – Elie Wiesel. In the new book, The Wisdom of Psychopaths: What saints, spies and serial killers can teach us about success, by Kevin Dutton, we are informed that CEOs and lawyers are among the professions with...
Feb 6, 2013 | Careers, Counseling, Lawyers, Mental Health, Professionals, Psychology, Therapy, Work Life Balance
“Fear is only as deep as the mind allows.” – Japanese Proverb. I got a lot of really great feedback about my recent post, I’m Not Saying You’re Crazy – How To Talk About Therapy. Thank you all for reading and for your insightful comments. Much of...