by Harper West | Jan 24, 2019 | Uncategorized
Just in time for those waning New Year’s Resolutions, is an amazing list of resources from The New York Times to improve your emotional and social functioning. Designed to be helpful for teachers to work with children, many of the articles are just as applicable to...
by Harper West | Sep 26, 2018 | The Dangerous Case of Donald Trump, Uncategorized
With the tsunami of evidence of Donald Trump’s dangerous mental instability crashing daily into my news feed, my frustration at the lack of action by members of Congress and the Cabinet mounts to a level of high urgency. Those who dismiss or downplay Trump’s cruelty,...
by Harper West | Jan 4, 2017 | Accountability, Parenting, Shame, Uncategorized
This excellent infographic addresses the very real epidemic of helicopter parenting. I see this regularly in therapy sessions with children, especially teens and young adults. They often arrive with “depression” or over-regulated emotions, a lack of...
by Harper West | Nov 20, 2016 | Accountability, DSM, Other-Blamer, Shame, Uncategorized
Followers of Donald J. Trump often exclaim they like him because “he says it like it is“ and he is against “political correctness.” Certainly the content of Trump’s outspokenness confirms this, as his statements during the campaign were often bigoted, incited hate and...
by Harper West | Sep 13, 2016 | DSM, Uncategorized
I heard an NPR Snap Judgment segment today called “Crash and Burn” that exposed the complete fallacy of the current psychiatric diagnosis system enshrined in the DSM-5 or Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders. It was a classic case of what is wrong...
by Harper West | Aug 20, 2016 | Mindfulness, Self-Acceptance, Uncategorized
I almost didn’t read a blog by actor Michael O’Keefe , because I didn’t think I could relate to a comparison of acting and meditation. But I’m sure glad I did. At first I just appreciated that it was a well-written, thoughtful, and fascinating take on how meditation...
