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Petition | The New York State Legislature: Amend scopes of practice of Licensed MH Practitioners to include diagnosis | Change.org

Petition | The New York State Legislature: Amend scopes of practice of Licensed MH Practitioners to include diagnosis | Change.org.

 

Please read and sign this important petition to make sure that all New Yorkers have the mental health care they need.

Laws of Physics Can’t Trump the Bonds of Love

This video is about Jeffrey Wright, a loving and creative physics teacher, and how he cares for his son Adam Wright, who has Joubert syndrome. Watch Wright’s Law.

Discover My Father’s Most Important Tool For Navigating Through This Situation

Discover My Father’s Most Important Tool For Navigating Through This Situation.

The Metallic Womb- the Washington Snipers.

Somerstein, L. (2008). “The Metallic Womb.” Journal of Religion and Health, Volume 47, Number 2.

The Metallic Womb.

Introduction In the space of a few weeks, in the fall of 2002, the serial killers known as the Washington Snipers, John Muhammad and John Malvo succeeded in terrorizing people living in DC, Virginia and Maryland as they ended the malevolent journey that had driven them back and forth across the United States and the West Indies. Malvo was only seventeen years old at the time he committed his crimes. If Malvo and Muhammad had been normal, their coast to coast… Continue reading →

Why I taped 200,000 hours of my son’s childhood – CNN.com

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Why I taped 200,000 hours of my son’s childhood – CNN.com.

CHILDREN LEARN WHAT THEY LIVE Dorothy Law Nolte

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If a child lives with criticism, he learns to condemn. If a child lives with hostility, he learns to fight. If a child lives with fear, he learns to be apprehensive. If a child lives with pity, he learns to feel sorry for himself. If a child lives with ridicule, he learns to be shy. If a child lives with jealousy, he learns what envy is. If a child lives with shame, he learns to feel guilty. If a child lives with encouragement, he learns to be confident. If a child lives with tolerance, he learns to… Continue reading →

What’s Wrong With Me?

What’s Wrong With Me?.

A clinical vignette about the consequences of low self esteem.

Trash Talk

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http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/object-relations-therapy-human-relationships/#

John Allen Muhammad, Washington sniper, executed.

In the space of a few weeks, in the fall of 2002, the serial killers known as the Washington Snipers, John Muhammad and John Malvo succeeded in terrorizing people living in DC, Virginia and Maryland as they ended the malevolent journey that had driven them back and forth across the United States and the West Indies. Malvo was only seventeen years old at the time he committed his crimes. Their histories were marked by sadism and loss; Malvo did not know who his father was and barely knew his mother; Muhammad’s wild and dangerous behavior had caused his ex-wives to… Continue reading →

What killed Michael Jackson, or who.

Michael Jackson died from an overdose of a lethal mixture of drugs, one of which is an anaesthetic. Clearly the doctor who administered the drugs was irresponsible– he didn’t even call 911 when he knew Jackson was in trouble.

The doctor is one in a line of people who damaged Jackson fatally. The line starts with Michael’s father, who was cruel and abusive, an example of the narcissistic murderous father I have written about elsewhere.

The line continues with all the people who enabled Jackson’s multiple addictions.

The line ends with Michael Jackson himself. Maybe he fooled himself into thinking… Continue reading →

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