Lies, Damn Lies, and Statistics

Lies, Damn Lies, and Statistics Statistics can Serve to Minimize the Real, Human Pain of Trauma I came across a CNN article recently entitled “PTSD in women may have genetic link”. Early in the article it states, “10% of women and 5% of men develop...

You Have an Animal Inside

You Have an Animal Inside Your Body as a Conscious Source of Wisdom One of my teachers once said to me, “Always remember, Paul, that sitting across from you is not only a person, but an animal, and you have to try not to offend either of them.” Our bodies...

What Did You Call My Kid?

What Did You Call My Kid? Are psychiatric labels for children helpful or harmful? 20 million children in this country have been given psychiatric labels, often with a drug treatment attached. Shouldn’t we seek a different perspective when such a large proportion...

Wonder and the Invisible Gorilla

Wonder and the Invisible Gorilla Where is Your Attention? Could anything possibly be wrong with your life which wouldn’t be instantly and remarkably improved if you could experience wonder today? Wonder is something we feel when witnessing something unexpected,...