Posted: April 20, 2018
If you want to lose weight, here’s a simple concept: eat less, exercise more. Like with most simple things, though, the breakdown occurs in the application. In other words, go do it. That’s the hard part, right? Applying the concepts, going out and doing it,…
Posted: May 6, 2016
I first heard of Geoffrey Canada in 2008 when his story was featured on the NPR program, This American Life. (You can listen to it here.) His ambitious program to end poverty captured my imagination in its simplicity. He and his team approached every parent…
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 had some…
Posted: October 29, 2015
This week, our own Ashley Cygnarowicz submitted the post. Thanks, Ashley! It would be dishonest if I (or any therapist) said “I never get stressed out or feel like I have too much on my plate.” Yes—we are human, not therapy-bots. I can recall recently…
Posted: June 19, 2015
“You’re not following through, Mike,” my poor friend calmly recited for the umpteenth time. “Golf is a game of follow through. You’re stopping the club when you hit the ball.” “You’ve got no follow through on that jumper, Mike,” my angry basketball coach shouted. “Follow…