MIND

These are several articles I’ve written on the importance of how the mind influences the body and spirit. My hope is to help you see how your thoughts may influence your behaviors, which then can influence your actions. For instance, a negative self-thought ("I’m not good enough") can lead to a negative feeling ("I’m sad and depressed"), which can then lead to a negative behavior ("Perhaps a "drink" will help me feel better"). Downward spirals all begin with a thought. You’ll find that I explore these issues in a light hearted manner as in "Change Your Mind, Change Your Mood, Change Your Life," or from a much more serious perspective as in weighing the pros and cons of medication vs. psychotherapy to treat depression in "Depression: Psychotherapy or Psychotropics: Which Is Right For You?" No matter how you approach it, the trick is not that you must think positively, it just that you must stop thinking negatively. And the mind is where it all starts.

"A Man For All Seasons: In Search Of The Elusive Elder Hottie" - Frontiers, Vol., 24, No. 25, copyright April 25, 2006

"The Home Team: Fighting Holiday Stress as a Couple" - Frontiers Magazine, Vol. 24, No 6, copyright December 20, 2005

"Depression: Psychotherapy or Psychotropics: Which Is Right For You?" - A&U Magazine, Issue 33, copyright September 2001

"State of Mind: Grief, Stress & Your Immune System" - Pacific Center Journal, Vol. 11, Number 2, copyright Winter 2001

"Change Your Mind, Change Your Mood, Change Your Life" - IN Los Angeles, Vol. 3 Issue 7, copyright June 5, 2000