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You can't have "a little autism" or be "a bit on the spectrum." Fad diagnoses won't make you happy.

Autism is not "cool." You don't want it, you don't want your children to have it. Ask someone with ASD, ask the parent of a child with...

Fake security vs freedom: Mental illness should not be "cool." Labels should not be identities.

Fake security vs freedom: Mental illness should not be "cool." Labels should not be identities. A label is not going to give your life...

"Why am I stuck? Will things ever change?" Here's a possible answer.

The short answer is that people are often at their best when things are at their worst, at the bottom of the hole. It's when things...

Can you take a challenge from the year 200 AD???

This is a story about some Christian guys, and while I personally identify with that on a deeper level, I think it has a great and...

The masks we wear, the social distance we keep (reflections on shame)

It seems clear that social distancing and wearing personal protective equipment such as masks slows the spread of COVID-19. So does...

Can You Take A Challenge From the Year 409 AD???

I was recently reading a book by Augustine of Hippo, a man who lived in north Africa in the 5th century A.D. Something he wrote applies...

Fake happiness vs. Mental health

I always have some words of hope for my clients when I feel they are most in need. What I say might surprise you. I say, "My goal for you...

The shadow of shame

Most of my clients struggle with an increased sense of shame that shadows the primary reason they are seeking treatment. Perhaps the...