Like a "pregnant pause," questions we have about others often contain problems that are not easily discernible, but important to understand for healthy communication.

Many people come to therapy suffering with issues involving self esteem, but have no knowledge of what that really is. It is a huge step to begin to identify the problem. This podcast addresses what leads to high or low self esteem and how psychotherapy can help.

This episode addresses experiences in life that influence people's moods and attitudes like optimism and pessimism and offers suggestions as to actions that may be taken when feeling stuck.

The incidence of abused children becoming abusers is very high. Abuse does not necessarily mean being beaten. Incessant berating of a child is abuse but often not seen by the public as such. The strongest predictor of becoming an abusive parent is having felt unwanted by one's own parents. This episode will start with a discussion of two cases of abuse.

This episode challenges an assumption made by some professionals that people with certain diagnoses are either untreatable or have poor prognosis.

Dr. Donald Mars joins the show this week to discuss a case study on mother-son incest and the long term impact these underreported cases can have.

In this episode, using case examples, we discuss how we can address the symptoms we all live with every day.

Episode 23 - Defenses of the Mind by Therapy For The Heart

Today we continue our series with a more in depth look into the life of the great Eva Cassidy.

This week we dive deeper into the brilliant, but troubled life of Amy Winehouse, a once in lifetime talent who put the music before the fame.