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I read an article called The Medicated Americans, some Barber fellow and it bugged me. Barber (2008) is a descriptive study that asserts that the medical community tends to prescribe various antidepressants for common life problems and not for clinical depression. … Continue Reading →
If you asked one hundred people who know me, I’m willing to place a large bet that you’ll get one hundred different answers. I guess it’s that way: people know each other through some role or another through which they… Continue Reading →
In the barrio where I grew up, we called ourselves, Chicanos. I always believed that was what I was: A Chicano kid. I had no idea growing up that there isn’t any real such thing as a Chicano. I came… Continue Reading →
Someone could easily criticize the work I do as: “all talk no action.” The thing is, generally, people don’t really make changes in their lives unless they come to see that the road they’re on is too difficult to walk… Continue Reading →
I once heard a group of therapists talking about client readiness. They went back and forth about approaches and methodologies; I was mostly disinterested until someone said, “We shouldn’t be opening doors that we can’t close.” Since then, I’ve used… Continue Reading →
When I was young, maybe nine or ten years old, I wore a purple t-shirt that had a muscle-bound guy wearing a “wife-beater” and blue bandana over his head. He had his fist raised to the sky and behind him… Continue Reading →
I was sitting with a group of people one day when the topic cocaine addiction infiltrated our discussion. Amidst the clinging glasses and harried waitresses running around, my blood began to heat. I listened as those around me discussed a… Continue Reading →
Without any doubt, one of the biggest frustrations in life for me is watching people fill roles for which they aren’t qualified. Especially if those roles have a leadership component, I watch the unqualified struggle with the requirements of the… Continue Reading →
I’ve always liked Pygmalion, the legendary sculptor who carved a woman out of ivory so realistic; he fell in love with her. He secretly wished and believed that she was real until one day, Cupid kissed his statue and brought… Continue Reading →
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