American Physician Institute for Advanced Professional Studies
The Cinderella Word – Cherish
Love gets all the attention. But I believe there is a concept more important than love when it comes to [...]
The Wages of Anxiety
An erroneous expectation I often hear from anxious persons is that to maintain happiness and safety, a large degree of [...]
Easy Way to Like Yourself More
A lot of our suffering is self-induced and occurs from our perception of personal shortcomings. It’s easy to be disappointed [...]
Distressing Thoughts: Approaches to Addressing Them
I received a request from a resident to “explain psychotherapy in a big picture way.” Haha. Sounds like fun. I [...]
The Often Missed Emotion Regulation Strategy
First, a brief intro to emotions. Emotions are multi-faceted and full-body experiences whose role encompasses the following: Readying behavioral responses [...]
Coming to Terms
From my first days in psychiatry residency, I’ve repeatedly heard about “coming to terms” as a goal of psychotherapy. So, [...]