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I’ve been perusing my collection of articles lately and came across some helpful tips on running groups. You don’t have to be a “group therapist” to run groups. Groups are defined as any gathering of three people or more, and “group dynamics” pertain to these gatherings. Committees, colleagues in the workplace, family parties, book clubs are … Continue reading A Small, Attractive Task

These observations were delivered by Dr. Salman Akhtar at the ACAP conference June 2017. This writer is grateful to him and to ACAP for bringing him in. Dr. Akhtar distinguished between courage and fearlessness: courage is a response to, and not an absence of, fear. It is the willingness and choice to bear consequences and … Continue reading Courage, Fear, and Cowardice

“I wonder if you will permit your mind to ask…” “Do you mind if I make an observation?” “I’ve nothing more to say…that I know of…” Patient: “I’ve got nothing more to say.” Therapist: ” Should I ask some questions? What should I ask?” …more to come…

Salman Akhtar, MD, recently gave a lecture on some of the origins of generosity. His frame of reference was the stages of development according to Psychoanalytic thought. Although Dr Akhtar did not mention the “oral stage,” we can safely assume, since basic trust is established in that phase, that the ground is laid there for … Continue reading The Origins of Generosity