By Jack Hinman, PhD Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is one of the most diagnosed psychiatric disorders in children and is typically associated with a marked level of inattention, impulsivity and hyperactivity. These seemingly straightforward symptoms can impact virtually all areas of the child’s life. Fortunately, however, ADHD is typically viewed as a brain difference, not a [...]

The greatest shift over the past two decades in the mental health world is the recognition that the body, as well as the mind and heart, need to be part of the therapeutic process. Relationship Trauma Repair (RTR) is a multi-sensory, experiential model that is easy to incorporate into any treatment setting. Because psychodrama and [...]

Today at lunch there were four servicemen in their desert fatigues; I could not help but wonder what they were bringing home, or taking with them and loading on – to what? Perhaps these were regulars who serve in these on-and-on-and-on irregular bloodings. If so, they likely represent only 1 percent of our population. Maybe [...]

By Carol Teitebaum, MFT CEO of Creative Change Conferences Six weeks ago I started an Artist’s Way online course on Facebook. The course is 12 weeks long and 85 people signed up in anticipation of the author, Julia Cameron, coming to Palm Springs. To quote what is happening to these participants after only six weeks, [...]

For what it’s worth: it’s never too late or, in my case, too early to be whoever you want to be. There’s no time limit, stop whenever you want. You can change or stay the same; there are no rules to this thing. We can make the best or the worst of it. And I [...]

I graduated with my Masters Degree from New Mexico Highlands University in 2004, after three years of constant school obligations, social work-related extracurricular activities, and various jobs that kept a roof over my head and food on the table. So, shortly after receiving my diploma, as a graduation gift to myself, I returned to the [...]

Rudyard Kipling (1865-1936) Do not care overly much for wealth or power or fame or one day you will meet someone who cares for none of these things and you might realize how poor you have become. In nature, there are neither rewards nor punishments, only consequences. Anger and fear do not exist in reality [...]