Reflections on Psychiatry, Therapy, and Mental Health

A curious insight struck me under unexpected circumstances. I’ve been spending a lot of time working with ChatGPT—henceforth, GPT—on a...

Those of us in the profession of therapy know that we practice an art, yet live with the fact that our art is practiced in private and so...

Coping with the Early Days of Grief and Loss The other day a patient came into the office reporting that his mother had died only a few weeks before from a heart attack. The encounter reminded me that it's not unusual for those of us in the business of mental health to be faced with the need to console a patient experiencing acute loss. Due to the complexity and individuality of each person's experience, I try to find words that are broad enough to provide some comfort in t