Leia visits Dr. Scarlet as the rebels are fighting insurmontable odds.
Category: Movies
Surviving Real Life Horrors
Trigger Warning: Holocaust
My family and I are refugees. We moved to the United States to escape violence related to being Jewish. With the recent rise of Anti-Semitism, I was already feeling threatened. Last Saturday, an angry man with a gun claimed 11 lives of innocent elderly human beings, one of whom, Rose Mallinger, was a 97-year old Holocaust survivor. My heart shattered that day. Continue reading Surviving Real Life Horrors
On the Couch Ep 4: Wonder Woman learns self-compassion
Wonder Woman is overwhelmed by political unrest and is experiencing empathic distress. She visits Dr. Scarlet to learn self-compassion so she can keep fighting the good fight for justice.
On the Couch Ep. 2: Ororo Munroe “Storm”
Ororo Munroe, “Storm” from the X-Men visits Dr. Scarlet to work on her fear of confined spaces (claustrophobia).
Overcoming the pain of disconnection
Two weeks ago my best friend of 17 years permanently removed me and over 70 other people from their life. There was no warning. There were neither signs nor conflicts leading up to this. There wasn’t an opportunity for a discussion, an agreement, or closure.
Sometimes loss has no rational explanation. Sometimes an end of a friendship, relationship, job or career, can feel like a part of us died. Jim Butcher, the author of the best-selling Dresden Files, describes a scenario in which his main protagonist, Harry Dresden, a wizard/private investigator discusses heartbreak as if someone’s soul is being ripped apart with a barbed wire on the inside. Continue reading Overcoming the pain of disconnection
Finding Hope When You Feel Hopeless
That expression, “depression hurts,” doesn’t quite do it justice.
It doesn’t hurt.
2018 – The Year of Hope
The past two years have been extremely challenging for many people. Year 2016 can be categorized as the Year of Death – we saw more celebrity deaths than we normally do, having lost such inspirational people as David Bowie, Prince, Alan Rickman, Carrie Fisher, and many others.
Then 2017 happened. We saw drastic political changes and political unrest. We saw violence and the uprising and vocalization of white supremacy and a rapid increase in hate crimes and hate expression.
But we also saw love. And we saw hope. And justice.
The Guide to Battling Inner Dragons for the Modern Geek
Some people get up and go to work. Other people have to fight a dragon to get there. Or a series of dragons. Not real dragons, of course. Metaphoric ones – the dragons of despairing depression and agonizing anxiety, the dragons that burn us with shame about our supposed “not-good-enoughness” at the pit of our stomach. Those dragons.
Continue reading The Guide to Battling Inner Dragons for the Modern Geek
Wonder Woman Psychology
Last night I saw “Wonder Woman” in the movie theatre. I already had high expectations of it from all the hype and the movie surpassed all of them. Here is why:
Warning: some spoilers to follow
Superhero Therapy book signing
Last week I was able to attend the Book Expo and Book Con in New York City. I was asked to give a talk at Book Expo and did a book signing at Book Con. It went better than I ever imagined. The book signing was only supposed to last an hour but people kept lining up, with the line weaving around several rows. It ended up lasting over an hour and a half. I wanted to stay as long as possible to sign everyone’s book and give everyone hugs who wanted them. It was such a moving experience, which left me in happy tears. Thank you so much for all your support, my heroes!