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Every other month, Karuna therapists publish an article here. We hope you find these articles informative and helpful. Feel free to search for topics or browse through our categories below. We welcome requests for topics as well.
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Category Archives: Micky’s Articles
Get on With Your Life!
(Intro by Micky O’Leary, Ph.D.) I’ve always been interested in death. What happens? Where do our souls go? How can death inform our living? Recently, a movement called “Death Café” has sprung up around the country. It started in Europe … Continue reading
Growing Gratitude
by Micky O’Leary, Ph.D. Let me begin by acknowledging that Gratitude and I got off to a rocky start. As a child, gratitude often meant being reminded how lucky I was to have a loving family, a roof over my … Continue reading
Posted in 2012 Articles, Addiction & Recovery, Anxiety, Depression, Grief & Loss, Micky's Articles
Tagged gratitude
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Forgive to Live
By Micky O’Leary, PhD Forgiveness is giving up all hope of a better past. ~Lily Tomlin A man convicted of several random murders was recently executed. The media coverage around this event was extensive. Among the reports were interviews with … Continue reading
Compassion and the Open Heart
By Micky O’Leary, Ph.D. “If you want others to be happy, practice compassion. If you want to be happy, practice compassion.” ~The Dalai Lama People come to therapy for a host of reasons, but the thread that unites them is … Continue reading
Holidays and Grief
By Micky O’Leary, Ph.D You may have noticed it’s the holiday season. (I saw Christmas lights fighting for Halloween shelf space in late September and my neighborhood convenience store is now selling “candy cane cappuccino.”) Whatever your personal beliefs, it’s … Continue reading
Posted in 2007 and earlier, Grief & Loss, Micky's Articles
Tagged grief, holiday stress, holidays, surviving the holidays
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