A valuable practice when relating to others is to ask this father's essential question: “But what if no one is broken? Then what are you seeing?” This is a beautiful account of a father who learned to connect with his autistic son through joining his world. Rather than trying to pull his son out of his eccentric behavior, the father learned to enter into his son's experience and ultimately help his son relate to the outside world. To join his son authentically, the father lea

In this day and age it's surprising that transgender identity has not yet been removed from the list of mental disorders. Despite general consensus among the World Health Organization to not pathologize transgender people, this NY Times article sheds light on the actual bureaucratic need for a diagnosis to exist for insurance coverage purposes of hormonal therapy and transitional surgery. Now it's about getting the wording right to find the least offensive terminology for the

The lengths we go for the ones we love can be astounding. Individuals willing to dive to the depths of murky oceans in the hopes of discovering the bodies or a small item from loved ones lost, is a remarkable and heartbreaking story of grief and devotion. Each individual copes with grief in a unique way, however, the feeling of helplessness in the face of loss is an emotion that many share. These separate individuals, in their need for closure, choose to act in order to not

I stumbled across this article on Psychology Today by Douglas T. Kenrick Ph.D. and found it to be a compelling read. Embracing rejection is potentially one of the hardest things to do but can ultimately lead to great personal success. Being able to learn from rejection can allow for much needed growth, whether it be constructive criticism on how to improve oneself or one's work, or the realization that moving on from a particular situation or relationship may bring more happi