Annapolis Therapy

08/22/2020

Stay woke to Covid risk

Experts say this backsliding is predictable — in the face of what feels like chronic risk, we are less motivated to take specific action against the threat.

08/03/2015

Good environmental health is essential for good mental health. In this article, the author Margaret Atwood paints the big picture of climate change and its impact on our culture and our individual lives. I was particularly interested in her citation of Ian Morris' work linking type of energy system used to resultant societal values; for example, hunter-gatherers fostered more social egalitarianism and gender equality than farmer societies that subordinated women.

"(E)ach form of energy capture favors values that maximize the chance of survival for those using both that energy system and that package of moral values." The result of an oil-based energy system led to the rise of cheap production of things, to consumerism and the throwaway society -- and greater gender equality.

Morris also points out that each energy system faces a "hard ceiling" where further expansion is no longer possible and people must either die out or shift to a new system with new values. As we killed off the animals, we shifted to agrarian sources of energy to fuel our lives. Today, we are undergoing a transition from a fossil fuel society to, perhaps, one of more sustainable energy. The challenge is to do it before we hit the "hard ceiling."

Very anxiety-provoking times we live in! When we take action amidst our fears and anxiety, we feel better as though we are in control of our circumstances. What actions can you take to create a better, more sustainable environment?

Oil! Our secret god, fulfiller of our every desire. Can’t live with it, can’t live without it. But it’s on everyone’s mi…

07/11/2014

Dr. Sue Johnson is a leading couples therapist who has done tons of work on how couples can strengthen emotional connection.

Take a few minutes to watch her video on http://www.mindbodygreen.com/0-14364/how-to-make-love-last-in-the-age-of-instant-gratification-dr-sue-johnson.html

Couples therapist Sue Johnson explains what it really takes to make a relationship work.

05/27/2014

A thoughtful perspective on our minds from Daniel Siegal. The accompanying cartoon says it best though: "M.I.N.D.: Mostly inaccurate neuro-drama."

Part of our challenge in achieving well-being is to develop enough mindsight to clear us of these restrictive definitions of ourselves so that we can grow towards higher degrees of integration.

09/11/2013

NAMI Anne Arundel County presents
2013 FALL Author’s MENTAL HEALTH Lecture and Forum In honor of 2013 National Su***de Prevention Week
September 11th
Woods Memorial Presbyterian Church, Severna Park, 7pm. Free
Join us:‘Build a Life’ Live Song Performance (www.buildinglife.net)
MEET DOTTIE PACHARIS
Author of MIND ON THE RUN: A Bipolar Chronicle
Dottie Pacharis, mental health advocate, tells her family’s 13-year heart-breaking struggle to find help for her son. A preventable tragedy. Book-signing to follow.
Panel of Anne Arundel County Leaders Discuss
Su***de Prevention, Crisis Response and Resources for Families
Shirley Knelly
Vice President Quality & Patient Safety, AAMC
President of Pathways Alcohol &Drug Treatment Program
Dwight Holmes
Program Manager for Psychiatry, University of Maryland BWMC
Alli Holstrom
Prevention Programs Coordinator, A.A.County Partnership for Children, Youth & Families Chair, Youth Su***de Awareness Action Team
Rev. Nancy Lincoln Reynolds
Associate Pastor, Woods Presbyterian Church; Licensed Psychotherapist, PCCM Nick Silvestri
Resource School Psychologist, Office of Psychological Services, AA County Public Schools Brian Stettin
Policy Director, Treatment Advocacy Center, Arlington,VA a national legal advocacy organization ,that works to remove