Therapy, It’s More Than Just Talk

The easy guide to mental health issues

House of Cards: Season 6

Evil cares not whose body it occupies, male or female

Menace to Society

The attack was perpetrated by one man, Anders Breivik, in his 20s, with a back story of being a loner, suffused with xenophobic, neo-Nazi ideas.

The Power of a Cult

A guru in rapture who is fervently out to change the consciousness of the world.

A Star Is Born

The record shows that it usually took about twenty years before a remake of A Star Is Born appears: 1937, 1954 and 1976. 2018 brings us the 4th version.

Pure Heart, Big Voice

The life and lessons of Mr. Fred Rogers.

The Wife, a Film Review

It is never too late, we witness, for a woman to cast off decades of subservience, the pretense of wellbeing, and suffering.

Living, Dying and the Moral of Phillip Roth’s Life

Death visits with and without an invitation...why invite it?

Rock Rubber 45s

Cultures need their icons, those figures whose presence and fame go beyond their achievements.

The Mars Room: A Novel by Rachel Kushner

The line between being a murderer or not is not a bright one, more readily breached than we imagine.

A Short Review of 8 Behavioral Health Documentaries

I just watched 8 films, two of them twice, in two-and-a-half days.

Sometimes Decency and Grit Win

Never before has a Somali (and woman and Muslim) won a statewide or national election in the USA.

Abductions: Two Film Reviews

Unpacking Unsane and Priceless, two films about abductions that could not be more different.

Little League: A Play by Jack Spagnola

What will tomorrow bring? Anyone who thinks they know should know better.

The Young Karl Marx

Writing and shooting a film about communism meant for Westerners, especially Americans, can’t exactly be easy.

The Deadly Flow of Opioids

Opioids work (until they don’t): they are an immensely effective means of alleviating physical and psychic pain, as well as social malaise and ennui.

4 Strategies for Families Facing Addiction

Hardly any family member, friend or co-worker is spared knowing someone with addiction. What can you do to help?

Fulfilled: How the Science of Spirituality Can Help You Live

A new book takes us into the consulting room through stories in warm and clear prose.

Born To Be Wild: Why Teens Take Risks, and How We Can Help

What happened to that wonderful, even angelic child we knew before he or she turned teen? Did we do something wrong…

Committed: The Battle Over Involuntary Psychiatric Care

No other issues in mental health seem to ignite flames as great and persistent as do liberty and privacy.

The Mind of God

"The Mind of God" is an elegant and wise book that leads us to wonder about and fashion our own unique answers to some of the most baffling and vital of questions.

Sometimes Amazing Things Happen

An estimated 15% of these incarcerated men and women will have a serious mental illness, and approximately 50% have an active substance use disorder, or both.

Warning: This Drug May Kill You

In this beautiful and sorrowful HBO documentary, we crisscross this country to meet families who represent today’s victims of the opioid epidemic.

4 Secrets to Improving our Health and Mental Health

Do you know the 4 secrets, hiding in plain sight, to improve our health and mental health? Take a read...

God Knows Where I Am

This documentary takes us into the life of Linda Bishop, and her family and caregivers. She was found dead in a New Hampshire home several months after her hospital discharge.