In the Realm of Hungry Ghosts is a personal and compassionate look at addiction from a doctor who treats some of the hardest cases. In this book, what Dr. Gabor Maté faces is not just addiction in its most obvious forms but addiction as it prevails in our society at large, at every level of …
The Gift of Failure
A few years ago I reconnected with my college boyfriend on Facebook. When he asked what I was up to, I hedged a little, writing of my successes and omitting my perceived failures. No need to share those with him, right? When I asked what he was up to, he wrote back, “Everything has gone …
Dealing With Introversion
In her entertaining memoir Maybe You Should Talk To Someone, Lori Gottlieb writes that “therapy is about understanding the self that you are. But part of getting to know yourself is to unknow yourself--to let go of the limiting stories you’ve told yourself about who you are so that you aren’t trapped by them, so …
Speaking the Language of Emotions
Job searches can be tough, and so can managing your emotions.
Foster Powell Counseling 