These are the times that try men’s…..and women’s ……emotional sobriety. There are few institutions that are as affected as much, by the emotional climate, as the stock market. And right now, the stock market is not very emotionally sober. Going from zero to ten with no speed bumps in between is characteristic of a lack [...]

While most of us experience sex as a pleasurable experience with few negative consequences, Sex Addicts are more likely to define their sexual exploits as driven, secretive and shameful, rather than fun, playful or intimate. Sex (and Love) addicts repetitively engage the pursuit of sex, romantic intensity and the sex act itself, much like the [...]

Time and time again people say to me, after I have mentioned the concept of Compassion Fatigue, “I never really thought about it…but you know, I think I’ve got some of ‘that.’” They are surprised, then relieved to finally have an understanding of some of the feelings they had been experiencing.  Often, caregivers have not [...]

Years ago I was impacted by a friend, Dr Conway Hunter, who said to me, “Leo, you need to think outside of the box.  Spirituality is not something that we explain, it’s something we experience”. Some years later I was attending The Spirit Conference in Los Angeles and I heard John Bradshaw say, “Poetry is [...]

In psychology, the words cognitive, affective and behavioral describe the domains or areas of the human being where disturbances can take place.  If there are disturbances in the thinking processes, we use words such as suicidal ideation, dementia, or delirium to describe cognitive distortions or disturbances in thinking.  If there are disturbances of feelings we [...]

Living a life with purpose gives you a reason to wake up in the morning.  It tells you where you’re going and how you’re going to get there.  Purpose isn’t genetic or something that happens suddenly—it takes time, life experience and soul-searching. Choosing to live a life in recovery is a tremendous achievement, and with [...]

Those of us who work with clients suffering from eating disorders understand the complexity of this disorder. In the past ten years, there has been a significant amount of research done on the genetic link to eating disorders, brain imaging and the bio-social aspect of the disorder. Has this research led to changes in the [...]