Jersey girl currently living in Philadelphia pursuing my Psy. D. in Clinical Psychology. My loves in life include the ocean, bean burritos, and my chocolate lab. I like to write about psychology, relationships, personal growth, and other random topics I become interested in.
The Fishy Bowl 
Hey there, I found a couple of blogs I think you will like. They remind me of you — fish and/or personal growth oriented. 🙂
http://angelasyverson.wordpress.com/2013/12/30/we-all-go-through-it/
http://beaufishblues.wordpress.com/2014/01/01/earthing-to-heal/
~ From your Ocean Friend ~ :~))
How thoughtful! Thank you, I will definitely check them out!
Just read your blog post about Insecurities in Relationships. You might just have saved me from destroying my relationship so thank you! Love your blog!
Thank you so much for the positive feedback! I’m glad you’ve enjoyed reading and wish you the best!
hey! I love this blog! I had a suspicion you would be a doctoral student after I read a few posts. I am really curious to hear what you are exploring in your dissertation. I am also interested in literature on therapeutic relationships and counseling. Is there anything comprehensive you would recommend? (I have a BSc, mostly focused in social and physiological psych and sociology of health)
Thanks a million, Emma 🙂
So sorry for the delay in this response! I must have made a mental note to respond and then forgotten, my apologies 🙂 My dissertation is focused on how to develop a therapeutic program for couples in distress that focuses on mindfulness meditation as the primary intervention. As far as literature on therapeutic relationships and counseling, I highly recommend Carl Roger’s “On Becoming a Person”, which I talk about in my post on Person Centered Therapy. Mary Pipher’s “Letters to a Young Therapist” is also a great easy read for those beginning in the field or thinking about entering the field. Hope that’s helpful, and thanks for reading!!!
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Hello Emma,
I found the story about your brother quite moving and damn accurate. I can speak from experience of having been on several meds, over 20 years including Seroquel, which I thought would kill me after six years. The withdrawal over 18 months from 400 mgs a day was horrible. It was either that or be a zombie – vegetable – dead person. Oh, sure at first the med helped sleep and mood swings, but within a year – all the nasty side effects kicked in hard. And most importantly – the longer I took the med to make me ‘better’ the more depressed and withdrawn I became. Finally I had what alcoholics refer to as a moment of ‘clarity’ and decided the med was the problem, not me. Off I went and it took a long time, and was painful physically and mentally, makes heroin withdrawal seem like child’s play. I am BP1.5. IMO.
Get your brother the correct med mj and you may see him ‘stable’ out and be calm, and regain focus.
Thanks for the post. EWD3 peace.