My Idea of Friendship
One day many years ago, my friend Ann told me she had scheduled an appointment with a surgeon to discuss whether to undergo a hip replacement. She and her doctor would be evaluating the results of...
View ArticleThe Role of Intuition (ESP?) in Psychotherapy
While working on an article about virtual psychotherapy for The Atlantic, I began to think about the role of intuition in the work we therapists do: how it functions and what enables us to understand...
View ArticleSecond Thoughts on Sliding Scale Payment
While having coffee last week with my friends Christina and Peter, fellow writers from my Thursday afternoon group, we were discussing how a young philanthropist here in Chapel Hill had helped raise...
View ArticleThe Ones Who Let Go
One of my clients has lived in a small, closely-knit community for many years now. In partnership with another couple, two people she considered good friends, she owned a restaurant/bar that served as...
View ArticleThe Narcissist You Know — Publication date September 22, 2015
By now, most regular readers probably know I have a book coming out soon. In case anyone is interested in pre-ordering The Narcissist You Know, here are links to the Amazon product pages for both...
View ArticleAmazon Reviews!
For those of you who may have purchased your book through Amazon, need some verified reviews on that site. I realize that it takes time to finish reading the book, of course, but if you... The post...
View ArticleThe Father’s Gaze
I have a memory of my father from when I was about seven years old. Whether it is factually accurate, it is emotionally true. My mother was in Texas at the time following the death... The post The...
View ArticleAustralia-New Zealand edition of TNYK
My book is now available in Australia and New Zealand through Pan Macmillan. Like the UK edition, this one differs from the one released by Touchstone in North America and conforms to different libel...
View ArticleMy New Book SHAME Has a Release Date!
St. Martin’s Press will release my new book SHAME on November 6, 2018! It’s available now for pre-order and can be found on the following sites: Amazon Barnes & Noble Books-a-Million IndieBound...
View ArticleVISITING LONDON AND THE UNITED KINGDOM
I’ll be in London and the UK for most of the month of August. With my new book coming out, I’m eager to provide in-service training at a clinic, or perhaps a lecture on the... The post VISITING LONDON...
View ArticleSecond Thoughts on Sliding Scale Payment
While having coffee last week with my friends Christina and Peter, fellow writers from my Thursday afternoon group, we were discussing how a young philanthropist here in Chapel Hill had helped raise...
View ArticleThe Role of Intuition (ESP?) in Psychotherapy
While working on an article about virtual psychotherapy for The Atlantic, I began to think about the role of intuition in the work we therapists do: how it functions and what enables us to...
View ArticleDo Not Buy My New Book if You Already Own “SHAME”
The sales figure for my last book SHAME were a disaster for complex reasons I’ll write about later, but to make a long story short, I was able to re-purchase the rights to publication from... The post...
View ArticleRecovering from Shame
As I mentioned in my last post, sales figures for my book SHAME were so weak that my publisher agreed to sell me back the publication rights. That book was (is) deeply important to me,... The post...
View ArticleSecond Thoughts on Sliding Scale Payment
While having coffee last week with my friends Christina and Peter, fellow writers from my Thursday afternoon group, we were discussing how a young philanthropist here in Chapel Hill had helped raise...
View ArticleThe Ones Who Let Go
One of my clients has lived in a small, closely-knit community for many years now. In partnership with another couple, two people she considered good friends, she owned a restaurant/bar that served as...
View ArticleThe Narcissist You Know — Publication date September 22, 2015
By now, most regular readers probably know I have a book coming out soon. In case anyone is interested in pre-ordering The Narcissist You Know, here are links to the Amazon product pages for both...
View ArticleAmazon Reviews!
For those of you who may have purchased your book through Amazon, need some verified reviews on that site. I realize that it takes time to finish reading the book, of course, but if you finish and feel...
View ArticleThe Father’s Gaze
I have a memory of my father from when I was about seven years old. Whether it is factually accurate, it is emotionally true. My mother was in Texas at the time following the death of her mother. My...
View ArticleAustralia-New Zealand edition of TNYK
My book is now available in Australia and New Zealand through Pan Macmillan. Like the UK edition, this one differs from the one released by Touchstone in North America and conforms to different libel...
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