It was Passover 1982 in Cambridgeport Massachusetts. I was part of a community of other performing artists and writers. Our desire to provide an eclectic community offering with an open invite for anyone who needed a Passover place to come, was greeted with an extravagant response. Many religions and nationalities and points of view
The ongoing group I led, Outsiders Come Inside, recently concluded after three years. I reflect on this time with fondness and a tender appreciation and admiration for the members of this group. As I move forward and initiate a new group I have begun to appraise how I orient and create meaning, and provide
I offer this selection from my lecture series, to assist other clinicians who work with couples and to provide a context for couples who are in the midst of turmoil. My premise is that it is essential to recognize the level of terror that can be provoked when primary dependency needs are being negotiated under
I want to dedicate this post to my dear friend and colleague Lynn Lichtenfels who passed to the next realm a few days ago. She lived her life so full of aliveness and she dreamed just as fervently. Many will miss her, as I do. I will also dedicate my talk to her that I
After twenty-five years as a practicing psychotherapist I am full to the brim with ruminations about what this work is all about. As a creative writer I wanted to approach a wide variety of related topics as an offering to others clinicians, as well as for individuals considering psychotherapy. If I have the freedom to