an idiot's guide to AA It’s easy to feel like an idiot when confronted with something entirely new and perhaps intimidating, especially when that newness also involves a social movement with a long history and established culture. The reality, though, is that if a person is considering giving AA a try, they are far from being an idiot. Full disclosure: I am a psychiatrist and addiction specialist, thought not a member of AA I have had a chance to attend some very robust meetings where I...

Let's take an excursion and relate an aspect of a television screen to some deep issues in psychology and mental health. A TV screen consists of no more than tiny dots of red, green, and blue. These pixels are so tiny that you don't see them as such, what you see is a picture with a broad spectrum of colors and hues. The three pixel colors: red, green, blue are dimensions of the TV's image, yet combined, you are treated to a wonderful breath of experience. Contributing to the subtlety of a...

We will be posting quirky or surprising images once monthly on our home page that nevertheless point in a serious way to important themes...