Sublime

By their questions and their attention, their careful probing and investigative stealth, the therapist tries – harder than anyone may yet have done – to discover how our presenting problem might be related to the rest of our existence and, in particular, to the turmoils of childhood. Over many sessions, a succession of small discoveries contributes

highly recommend doing some research on how certain foods impact your mood. Sadly, so much of what seems “normal” in our Standard American Diet works directly against our brains’ ability to function well, and we feel like poop as a result. I found Julia Ross’s book The Mood Cure to be really helpful.

Semrad taught us that most human suffering is related to love and loss and that the job of therapists is to help people “acknowledge, experience, and bear” the reality of life—with all its pleasures and heartbreak. “The greatest sources of our suffering are the lies we tell ourselves,” he’d say, urging us to be honest with ourselves about every fac

Beware of unmet needs so important they sow the seeds of hate.