Dear Mr. President: I understand you are planning a $1.5 billion drive for the promotion of marriage. Although my political leanings are not as conservative as yours (even my wheelchair has trouble turning right), as a trained marital and family therapist I’d like to offer some thoughts. Most marriage begins as romantic love. The passion […]
On Healing 1/19/2004: Don’t tolerate intolerance
Home is where kids learn to love and, unfortunately, to hate. As we recall the life of the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., I often wonder how he managed to maintain his nonviolent position in the face of all the aggression and inhumanity he experienced. As Dr. King explained it in “An Autobiography of […]
On Healing 1/5/2004: Alzheimer’s center offers support, activities and respect
I was surprised when I first entered the Lawrence Park Adult Day Services in Broomall. Because the center specializes in adults with Alzheimer’s disease and other forms of dementia, I expected a nursing-home arrangement with few activities and people staring off into space or talking to themselves. But when I entered the large room, even […]
On Healing 12/15/2003: To be vulnerable is to see kindness – for a change
This week will be the 24th anniversary of my life as a quadriplegic. Of course, this disability carries a great deal of adversity. But it also has taught me some valuable lessons, one as recently as last month. I drive an adapted van. Because I have difficulty with body control, I drive slower than most […]
On Healing 12/1/2003: Letters about the anxious alcoholic
In an October column, I responded to a letter from a woman concerned about her brother, who apparently suffered a severe anxiety disorder. He lived alone and frequently missed work for fear of being around people. To cope with the anxiety, he began drinking excessively. As a result of the alcohol abuse, he developed a […]
On Healing 11/17/2003: Let’s give children love, not anxiety
Parents must de-emphasize achievement, engender warmth. Almost every religion has faith and kindness as its core values. Religions teach compassion and helping those who are more vulnerable. And we all agree with these principles. So why don’t we apply them with our children? Remember when your children were born and you looked in their eyes […]
On Healing 11/3/2003: Beliefs needn’t, and shouldn’t, close minds
Nothing ignites our passions like the topic of abortion. And nothing closes a dialogue like that topic, either. I can almost hear hearts beating more rapidly as you begin to read this column. So what’s going on? Congress has passed legislation banning the procedure sometimes called “partial birth” abortion, and the President has promised to […]
On Healing 10/20/2003: First treat alcoholism, then anxiety
Dear Dr. Dan, My adult brother has a serious anxiety disorder. He lives alone and, although he still has a job, he only reports to it sporadically. The thought of being at work, or for that matter around people, causes panic attacks. He has turned to alcohol and has been hospitalized for this several times. […]
On Healing 10/6/2003: Security, without and within
I recently visited a new casino in Atlantic City with a friend, and we passed a large, imposing door labeled “Security.” I told my friend I wanted to go in. “Why?” he asked. “Well, see that attractive woman sitting by herself? I would love to ask her to have a drink with me, but I’m […]
On Healing 9/15/2003: Kids can get, give lessons in coping
Think about the stresses children are living with these days: war, bullying, relentless pressures to achieve, divorce, threats of terrorism. Despite all our efforts to protect our children, the stressors continue. That’s why the American Psychological Association has teamed up with Time magazine’s children’s publication, Time for Kids, to help young people cope. I asked […]
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