Posted: March 11, 2016
They say that you never forget your first, and that is certainly true of my first outpatient client. To be honest, though, Declan (not his real name) wasn't all that memorable. He was, all-in-all, a pretty good kid. He had decent grades in school and...
Posted: January 29, 2016
At any given moment, most counselors have someone on their caseload about whom they wonder, "Am I helping her?" You may be surprised to learn that counselors--even very seasoned, talented ones--can feel inadequate at times. We wonder how we can be more helpful. We search...
Posted: January 8, 2016
The day I reached 200 pounds was one of the happiest days of my life. The day I reached 300 pounds was one of the saddest days of my life. Growing up, I was thin--and I mean thin . I was always tall, but for...
Posted: December 18, 2015
It was many and many a year ago, In a kingdom by the sea, That a maiden there lived whom you may know By the name of Annabel Lee; And this maiden she lived with no other thought Than to love and be loved by...
Posted: November 20, 2015
If you're in your 40's or older, you, like me, can remember the phenomenon that was Mike Tyson in the 1980's. Before the freak show, before the rape conviction, before Buster Douglas shocked the world (and Tyson) by beating him in 1990, "Kid Dynamite" was...
Posted: November 6, 2015
After participating in numerous 5K runs, I set my eyes on the Pittsburgh Great Race to be my first attempt at a 10K. The race was September 27, so I began my training in mid-August. Approximately three times a week, I would walk a few...