Unique Perspectives in Mental Health
From the category archives:
It is simply part of the human condition. We twist oursleves around a discursive thinking process where logic and reason prevail. Our minds ramble on and on trying to make sense of an idea, conflict or challenge.
Should I play it safe or be frivolous?
I want to do this, but maybe I’m not good enough.
Is the [...]
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New York City…circa 1984. Crime had overwhelmed New York at all levels. It was chaotic, seedy, drug ridden and dangerous. And then suddenly, in just a few short years, things changed. By the mid 1990’s, New York had become the safest “big city” in the nation.
How? How in the world did a large, crime infested [...]
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For the past several years I’ve wondered, “What would happen if you took innovative sales and marketing concepts and integrated them into a mental health paradigm?”
This week, I’m excited to share my findings in a new book I have written titled, Marketing for the Mental Health Professional: An Innovative Guide for Practitioners. The book discusses [...]
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Remove barriers, offer solutions and give people permission to buy.
This is an essential maxim all successful businesses adopt and excel at putting into place. It is also a simple and powerful rule with an important place in our industry.
As I write, I’m reminded of a speech I heard while attending a conference this spring. Patti [...]
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Experience and attachment always influence perceptions. I’ve fallen victim to shortsightedness on numerous occasions in both my personal and professional life, and you might venture a guess that it rarely produced positive outcomes.
As synchronicity would have it, I was reminded of my current level of frustration and subsequent closed mindedness when I sat down one [...]
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“The single biggest problem in communication is the illusion that it has taken place.”
- George Bernard Shaw
The Human Connection in Action
The school year had just begun and Linda was already overwhelmed. Not the regular “overwhelmed”, but the kind that occurs when a teacher realizes she has a particularly challenging class. So Linda turned to her [...]
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