The Human Experience

The very defenses that once protected us as children and were appropriate to our survival emotionally can limit our life experience as adults. Being vulnerable means freeing yourself of these defenses to live it as fully as possible, to experience all of your emotions, all your perceptions, all your thoughts, all your ideas. Read More

To varying degrees people block out important feelings and emotions, and in so doing, deviate from their true destiny. How is it that so many people spend their lives denying themselves such simple basic gratification? And why, when they are facing death, do they finally have the clarity to know what’s important to them? Read More

All people are possessed to varying degrees by alien personalities and to that extent exist as divided selves. Read More

I was searching for the answer to the question of why most individuals in spite of emotional catharis, understanding and intelectual insight still hold on to familiar destructive patterns of the past and refuse to change on a deep character level. Read More

Sex is one of the strongest motivating forces in life. It has the potential for creating intense pleasure and fulfillment or for causing considerable pain and suffering. The effect of a natural expression of sexuality on one's sense of well-being and overall enjoyment of life cannot be over-emphasized. Read More

Several factors have been proposed to explain the gradual demise of psychoanalysis and depth therapy, including the prolonged treatment time inherent in the process, monetary considerations, the time constraints of managed care, and the increased medicalization of psychology. However, I believe that this demise is closely related to an implicit cultural movement to squelch serious inquiry into family dynamics and interpersonal relationships, particularly the physical, sexual, and emotional abuse of children. Clearly, this is a dangerous trend for society. Read More