Patricia Farrell

Why You Hate Getting Up in the Morning and How to Crush It

Mornings are often the most challenging time for many of us. We toss and turn, push the “snooze” button on…

3 years ago

Unspoken Emotional Distress and Its Role in Physical Illness

Uncertain times can turn our lives into a whirlwind of confusion. Imagine what that must be like for children or…

3 years ago

I Am Not What I Drive: Looking at the Psychology of Conspicuous Consumption

The advertising genius, David Ogilvy, understood human behavior and human frailty related to merchandising. He is quoted as having said, “Consumers…

4 years ago

Forgetting Is Our Brain’s Pathway to Maintaining Natural Mental Health

Fear of memory neurologic disorders such as Alzheimer’s Disease can become an obsession with each little momentary bit of forgetting, a major…

4 years ago

Climate Change Has an Underbelly Few Are Considering

I was fortunate enough to attend a session by Robert Frost many years ago in Lennox, MA, where he read…

4 years ago

War Leaves a Tormenting Stain on Children’s Minds and Forges Life Changes?

Air raid sirens are not a normal part of childhood, and this frightening sound will always remain with any child…

4 years ago

Police Unreasonable Fear May Be Deadlier Than Racism

The media, seemingly, doesn’t have a day when there isn’t one or more shocking articles about incidents of inappropriate police actions. Too…

4 years ago

Senseless Murder Mandates Prison or a Psychiatric Hospital Admission?

Mental illness presents us with many challenges in diagnosis and effective treatment. But the most serious of these issues surround…

4 years ago

Kindness Is Incredibly Good for Your Health

Constant kindness can accomplish much. As the sun makes ice melt, kindness causes misunderstanding, mistrust, and hostility to evaporate. —…

4 years ago

Inadequate or Unqualified Therapy Because of Low Medicaid Reimbursement?

Reimbursement rates shouldn’t determine whether or not someone receives adequate treatment for anything, including mental health therapy. But, too often,…

4 years ago

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