But even as I said that, I didn’t believe it. Neither did Ruth. “I don’t think so, I think her behavior suggests she is quite damaged – lacking in empathy and integrity and just plain kindness – all the qualifites you brim with.” I shook my head. “That’s not true.”“It is true, Theo.” Ruth hesitated.Continue reading “Excerpt from “The Silent Patient””
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A Better Year in 2021
When 2020 rolled in a year ago, we literally had no idea what lay ahead was a year which would almost defy description. A year where we would lose loved ones, lose jobs and lose our ability to mingle closely with other people. In the face of difficulty, humanity has a way of showing upContinue reading “A Better Year in 2021”
My Journey to Self-Care
The fact is inevitable: bumps and bruises will come to us in this life and as we encounter them, we’ll develop coping strategies. Over time, strategies may become patterns and in the long run, patterns may emerge that hurt us more than they help us. But making this discovery; having an awareness of what aContinue reading “My Journey to Self-Care”
There Are Some Things We Just Can’t Change
The Covid-19 situation has taken front and center stage of our lives, conversations, even our thoughts. Don’t you find you’re thinking about it or talking about it almost all the time? And while the situation has presented us with some challenges that are new, have life’s other typical problems just gone away? No, I wouldContinue reading “There Are Some Things We Just Can’t Change”
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