Doing Life Together

Jerry is 40-years-old and has a history of changing jobs. He is easily bored and distracted. Jerry’s wife is frustrated with all the home projects he starts and never finishes. A trip to the doctor landed Jerry a referral to a psychologist for an ADHD evaluation. When Jerry received the diagnosis, it all made sense.…

When we marry, we hope it is for a lifetime. It is important to choose the right person to go the distance. What if you could predict which newlywed couples will remain married and which ones will divorce four to six years later? And what if you were right 90% of the time. Well…this is…

Violence is front and center both globally and in America. We began the year with another school shooting. Wars are being fought, violent protests are happening on college campuses. As we honor the legacy of Martin Luther King, Jr., his approach to hate and violence is more important than ever. Most of all, he knew…

The holidays are over. The sky is cloudy and it’s dark when you wake up. You don’t want to get out of bed. You feel irritable, tired, unable to concentrate, want to eat, crave carbohydrates, and feel like being alone. It’s hard to get motivated. You just want to hibernate! Since this feeling come on seasonally,…

A former neighbor told me she was moving because her husband was having an affair. She was completely blindsided and devastated. She repeatedly asked herself, “How could I have missed the signs and been so naïve? I knew we had marital problems, but we were coasting along, and everything seemed OK. Apparently, it wasn’t. My…

It’s the beginning of a new year. Most of us will take a few moments to evaluate last year. Did we reach our goals? Did anything significant happen? How is your couple relationship? Is it boring, uninteresting, and feeling stale? Am I losing interest? Maybe, it’s time to shake things up a bit and put…

It should be no surprise that when we instituted recreational and legal marijuana, cannabis use and the addiction to cannabis (Cannabis Use Disorder) have increased. This increase has been especially prevalent in people with chronic pain. Chronic pain affects approximately 1 in every 5 Americans. People are desperate to find relief. The good news is…

The  New Year is approaching and you might be thinking it’s time for a change. Maybe you want to lose those 10 pounds, quit smoking, limit social media, work on being more patient, etc. We all have something we want to change, but change is not easy. Too often, we begin the change process but…

  High levels of ketamine were found in Matthew Perry’s body at the time of his death. Those levels were not from a ketamine infusion he had one and half weeks prior to his death.  Most likely they were from ketamine pills as the amount of ketamine in his system was high and pills were…

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Christmas is almost here, but so many people feel anxious about getting together with family or attending holiday parties and events.  Aunt Rita will ask the typical questions, “Why are you still single?” Uncle John wonders, “When will you get a job that pays something?” Your co-worker will drink too much and become loud and…

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