Pulling Teeth

I come from a long line of dentists.  And I mean looonnggg.  Ready?  Both of my grandfathers were dentists.  My maternal grandfather was also a dental school professor.  My father was a dentist and slated to be the President of the Tennessee Dental Association.   His...

Rescuing Psychotherapy’s Image

It still boggles my mind that we – the advocates for emotional health – cannot rid ourselves from an umbrella of shame.   Deeply embedded stereotypes still persist in our field – ones of mental illness, Nurse Ratched, crazed hysteria and weakness...