June 2017 - Inside Psychotherapy

If You Must, Dance First

One day I broached a subject that is little discussed in the performing world, but I harbored a question and I was almost ashamed to admit it. I hoped asking her would not betray my dedication to our chosen field.
“Did you ever think you wanted to have any career besides show business?”
Her answer was immediate and emphatic: “No. Never. Never.”
I hoped she would not ask me the same question in return. She did not, but that brief dialogue almost felt like our little secret. It never came up between us again.

Music as Medicine: 3 Ways Music Can Help Your Wellbeing

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I was feeling breezy one afternoon after one of my favorite songs played in my earbuds on my way back from lunch (which always spurs me to call my lifelong best friend and serenade her voicemail because she gets me). So that day I asked the frustrated woman in my office, “What’s your favorite music?”

A small smile played on her lips. “Rock and roll,” she said. “1950s. Those were the happiest days of my life.”

My Friend Had a Late-Term Abortion: 5 Things She Wants You To Know

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She was relaxed into her second trimester, answering all the usual questions from our guests: a boy, due in May, first trimester was uncomfortable but not terrible, totally different pregnancy from her first, totally excited.

She joked about the whole “we’re pregnant vs. I’m pregnant” debate with her husband Jeff, who had stopped drinking and even gained “baby weight.”

Her family used to live near us. They recently moved to a larger home with the plan of having another child. Just a few days earlier, she had asked me where we bought our Murphy bed. I assumed they were getting ready for family visits after the baby’s arrival.

Her text response to my pictures came about a minute later and stopped me in my tracks.

Why Saying No Is Important For a Healthy Life

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I can say with confidence that the majority of my clients have one underlying problem that has led them to my office. They have not yet learned to say “no.” If you have not yet developed the skill to consciously use this one small word, your emotional health will suffer greatly over the long term.

Month: June 2017

If You Must, Dance First

Music as Medicine: 3 Ways Music Can Help Your Wellbeing

My Friend Had a Late-Term Abortion: 5 Things She Wants You To Know

Why Saying No Is Important For a Healthy Life

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