The Rise of Stimulant Use in Finance: Understanding and Responding to a...
Based on reporting by Alexander Saeedy for The Wall Street Journal (December 2023) A Concerning Trend in Investment Banking In the high-pressure world of investment banking, a troubling trend has...
View ArticleTop Things I’m Grateful For in 2024: Beyond the Expected
Gratitude has a way of sneaking up on you in the most unexpected moments. As I look back on 2024, it’s not the grand milestones or meticulously planned moments that stand out the most—it’s the quirky,...
View ArticleReasons To Be Excited For 2025
A new year always fills me with the thrill of possibility, and 2025 is no exception. I feel a deep sense of gratitude and excitement as I look forward to the joys and challenges ahead. From savoring...
View ArticleFinding Your Path to Healing: An Invitation
Life’s journey isn’t always smooth. Sometimes the challenges we face stem from experiences deeply woven into our past – experiences that may still influence our present in ways we’re just beginning to...
View ArticleThe Hidden Struggles: Mental Health and Substance Use Among Affluent Youth
A Wake-Up Call for Parents Inspired by the groundbreaking work of Dr. Rami Kaminski, renowned psychiatrist and author of the forthcoming book “The Gift of Not Belonging” (Little, Brown Spark, 2025)....
View ArticleThere Is No Better Time Than Now To Up Your Empathy
In a recent article by Rebekah Brandes (January 11, 2025, Nice News), she explores how we can develop greater empathy. As a trained and licensed clinician, lecturer, and former professor, I’ve...
View ArticleNavigating Loss and Recovery: A Community Guide to Wildfire Support
Introduction All of us are still reeling over the loss of homes and possessions due to the Los Angeles wildfires. Many of us have friends and families or businesses we knew. The pain of loss is...
View ArticleThe Power of Being Helped, Heard, and Hugged: Creating the Path to “Yes”
When someone needs treatment, the journey to “yes” requires more than just facts and arguments. It requires wrapping them in what I call a “compassionate blanket” of being Helped, Heard, and Hugged....
View ArticleFront Row People: A Strategic Approach to Compassionate Intervention
*Today I am drawing from the wisdom of Rumi and Kalachakra, combined with modern intervention methodology to share the importance of Front Row People In Interventions. The Power of Front Row People in...
View ArticleUnderstanding Family Estrangement: Recognition, Impact, and Healing
Over the past year I have been working with more and more families who experience Family Estrangement. It may best be described as a broken relationship between family members, such as parents,...
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