Dr JoApr 710 minThat time when the psychiatric system went too far..."True empathy is always free of any evaluative or diagnostic quality" - Carl Rogers Yes, this time, the psychiatric system has gone too...
Dr JoJun 7, 20214 minI fell in love 20 days ago. I fell in love 20 days ago. Hard love. With a baby goat. Those who know me aren't surprised by that. I gave up eating animals in 1972...
Dr JoJan 20, 20211 minYour GriefDear Grievers, There are those who do not know and who cannot know this deep pain. They are afraid of it. They may tell you to ‘move on’....
Dr JoAug 1, 20202 minMy beloved friend, GriefDear Grieving One, Treat grief, welcome her as you would a cherished friend, one who keeps your secrets and stays up all night with you,...
Dr JoJul 18, 20202 minPost Pandemic Plea for PeaceThe day, soon, will come when most will resume life as normal. They will eat their morning cereal and glance at headlines, they will...
Dr JoJul 18, 20203 minWorried About Mental Health? Then Take Care of Your Emotional Health.We are very focused on 'mental health' in today's world. People are lonely. People feel disconnected. Many feel unsupported from within...
Dr JoJul 18, 20203 minThe Hallowed Work of GrievingI've been thinking a lot about some recent client stories: a grieving mother urged by her family to "move on" after the death of her only...
Dr JoJul 18, 20203 minFinding Other Grievers in the Loneliness of GriefOne of the most common things I hear about grief is how lonely it feels. Just today, again, I received an email signed this way: "Alone....
Dr JoJul 18, 20207 minA Carefarm and a Bereaved DadIn honor of grieving dads, we offer these thoughts from bereaved dad of Corey and our client, David Van Hook. Thank you for sharing this...
Dr JoJul 18, 20202 minJuly 27, 2018Tomorrow, July 27, is the longest lunar eclipse, a blood moon, of the century. As humans have done for thousands of years, many are...
Dr JoJul 18, 20202 minGrievers aren't the problem: Others' fear is the problemFor 23 years, I’ve been counseling grieving families. I don’t know why I’m continually shocked by the lack of tenderness in the world...
Dr JoJul 18, 20206 minGrief BulliesArt by Hannah Lotz, sister of Tyler Lotz, always loved and always missed There are different kinds of people with whom we come into...
Dr JoJul 18, 20203 minMother's Day is for Grieving Mothers, tooThis is the day. Mother's Day. It is a day for all mothers, but mostly, Mother's Day was originally intended to honor a special mother: a...
Dr JoJul 18, 20205 minThere is Beauty in the Darkness: Now stop saying, "Love & light!"Within light, there is darkness; but do not try to understand that darkness.Within darkness, there is light; but do not look for that...
Dr JoJul 18, 20204 minOtherizing vs. OnenessI was raised by a Jehovah's Witness elder. My family converted from Catholicism when I was just three. Being a JW was all I ever knew....
Dr JoJul 18, 20203 minPray, sure. And stay, please.Just yesterday, I had a memory flash from 1994. Neighbors who I’d never met came to my house after Cheyenne (my newborn daughter) died....
Dr JoJul 18, 20203 minWhere are you, please!23 years ago tomorrow, in a cold, sterile hospital room, she died. I died. And I left her there with the white coated men who would turn...
Dr JoJul 18, 20202 minSoliciting Closure.Last night, a grieving person shared that he’s being “pushed toward closure” by others. Another young man whose brother died more than...
Dr JoJul 18, 20202 minFeeling: Superpower!We live in a world that sends us wrong minded messages: That we are entitled to "be happy" all the time and that we should rarely, if...
Dr JoJul 18, 20202 minSubatomic Connections to Our DeadMy heart shattered, broken into millions of pieces, The day you died. And because there was nothing else to do, I let those shattered...