16.Thus says the Lord
Sigmund Freud, the father of psychoanalysis described culture as “the sum of the achievements and institutions which differentiate our lives from those of our animal forbears and serve two purposes, namely that of protecting humanity against nature and of...15.Democracy without values easily turns into totalitarianism
In the third decade of the Common Era, the preaching of a young Rabbi known as Yeshua, Jesus, in the Galilee, brought new converts to Judaism by teaching and preaching this change in focus and stressing the prophetic core of Judaism; the passion for justice, the...The Failure of Our Mental Health System
There is a marvelous article in The Globe and Mail about the problems with our care of young people who are dealing with mental illness. It is the story of Katherine Duff, a 16 year old who knew she was in trouble, whose family new that she needed help. They...Old ideas, new therapies
There is an article in the Globe and Mail by Tralee Pearce about multi-family group therapy (MGFT). The idea is that people with mental illness respond better when the whole family is involved in therapy; that means all the people living in that home, and more...
