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On Being Useful

In Academic, Advocacy, Clinical, Family, Public News, Social

Being useful should not be confused with being busy -- it's important that our actions have meaning to us and to others. What makes for meaningful, or useful, actions vary.

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How I Learned to Listen to my Inner Psychologist?

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Toward the end of my first stint as a child psychologist, a high school classmate’s sister called during the ten-minute gap between patients. I took the call because I remembered her, and I was curious. It turned out to be one of those times my own thoughts came out of someone else’s mouth, which is why it’s stuck with me so long.

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You’ll Never Say You Had a Bad Day Again

In Counseling, Featured Article, Public News, Therapy

As I write this, the truth is that I am tired. The truth is also that I am having a lovely day. Yes, there have been some hard moments, but there have also been some beautiful moments. I am not failing today; I am living. It is not a bad day. It is a nuanced day.

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