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Be advised: Facebook causes Depression

Social media of all forms has its place. From email to next gen systems like WeChat, there is a place in our information-needy world for social media. However, Facebook-induced Depression is a real thing and we should all recognize its… Continue Reading →

Creativity gives my life meaning

An interesting question came my way today: What does poetry have to do with recovery? I’ve posted a couple of poems and the reason I did (and probably will again) is that I not only believe in the power of… Continue Reading →

Psychological health is a product of our relationships

In order to understand people, i think it’s important to understand that no single person is EVER purely  a single individual.  To help explain what I mean,  I will co-opt the following, “The individual who is considered in psychological theory,… Continue Reading →

Santa Fe, NM will not die on my watch

It you google Santa Fe, you’d learn about how it’s the oldest Capital in the U.S. and about it’s primarily tricultural population.  If you’re reading a tourist site, you’d even see that Santa Fe is the third largest art market… Continue Reading →

None but ourselves can free our minds

Bob Marley said it better than I ever could, “Free yourselves from mental slavery/none but ourselves can free our minds.” Now, I have no idea whether or not Mr. Marley studied psychology in a formal context, but I do know… Continue Reading →

Every mind is its own world

One of the real truths that my wife’s grandmother used to profess is that, “Cada cabeza es u mundo.”  Translated, this means that every mind is its own world.  She would usually say this when hearing a story about someone… Continue Reading →

The responsibility of the writer

I have no doubt that writers all dream of hitting a home run bestseller that assures financial security. I know I do.  But, as I continue on this writing path I started so many years ago, I see that the… Continue Reading →

Social inequalities are no accident

It doesn’t take a lifetime of intense research to see the inequalities in the public school systems that stem from socioeconomic circumstances.  I took a drive one day and just looked around Santa Fe.  First, I drove through the East… Continue Reading →

A few suggestions for parents and teachers to improve the educational experience

It’s important to me to make some suggestions to improve our kids’ educational experience.  From a developmental perspective, the first and most important suggestion is for educators, administrators, and parents to realize that education is a systemic endeavor.  This system… Continue Reading →

The White Man's Training program has got to go

White America isn’t about ethnicity or race or economics. It’s about power.  White America doesn’t gangs or guns or drugs. I believe, wholeheartedly, that White America fears people of repressed circumstances learning enough to become individually or collectively strong.  Through… Continue Reading →

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