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If you think about it, the Wizard of Oz is really about the Serenity Prayer. The tin man wants a heart to be able to love the things he can’t change; the lion, some courage to change the things he can; and the scarecrow, a brain with which to know the difference. Most of my…

Please keep my guardian angel Ann in your prayers. Doctors have just found a lump on her lung, which tested positive for cancer. Surgery and treatment depend on if it has spread to the lymph nodes.

When John Grohol of Psych Central e-mailed me yesterday to ask me if I had any favorite jokes for April Fool’s, well, I told him about the sick joke that my dad played on me and my sisters every year. It’s too complicated to describe here, but you should go check out the compilation of…

Man,we mental health bloggers know how to spice up an April Fool’s day. Go check out Susan Schechter’s “If You’re Going Through Hell Keep Going” for a surprise. Beginning with … It’s official. Word is breaking on the AP and Reuters, Thompson and Bloomberg wires that the only antidepressant- the only guarenteed way to get…

From “The Onion,” American’s Finest News Source: NEW YORK–A new study published in The Journal Of Pediatric Medicine found that a shocking 98 percent of all infants suffer from bipolar disorder. “The majority of our subjects, regardless of size, sex, or race, exhibited extreme mood swings, often crying one minute and then giggling playfully the…

This is from John McManamy. You have to check out his April Fool’s Day specials, as he has got this humor thing down perfectly! The Darwin Awards Committee has announced that its top prize for 2009 goes to prominent antipsychiatry spokesperson, Clovis Bullright.  The Darwin Awards honor people who “do a service to Humanity by…

I loved this article in the Times Online by A.C. Grayling, Professor of Philosophy at Birkbeck, University of London. You can get to the original article by clicking here. When other animals draw back their lips to show their teeth it means they are about to attack. Hyenas and the Pacific laughing gull naturally produce…

A Knowledge is Necessity/Beyond Blue Exclusive The research community is abuzz with reports of a series of studies that are scheduled to appear in Nature, the journal that published Watson and Crick’s landmark DNA findings in 1953. Scientists are unanimous in their view that the current findings are equally significant.  Says Dunstar Fobash MD, PhD,…

I admit that I find it somewhat consoling to read studies that prove our brains are different because that makes me feel legitimate in my gripes, or vindicated in my efforts to correct my thought distortions. Like there really is something that I’m fighting against … biochemistry or whatever. It’s not some imaginary friend hiding…

On Mindful Monday, my readers and I practice the art of pausing, TRYING to be still, or considering, ever so briefly, the big picture. We’re hoping this soul time will provide enough peace of mind to get us through the week! As I mentioned on my Ash Wednesday video, I am dedicating each Monday during…
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