by John Ballew | Jan 4, 2013 | Emotional health, getting unstuck, Overcoming anxiety
Depression is a miserable experience for many reasons. It robs us of perspective, particularly the perspective that things will change and we won’t always feel as we are now feeling. And for many people, it causes the committee meeting of voices in our head to turn... 
by John Ballew | Nov 15, 2012 | Emotional health, getting unstuck
A recent study suggests that gender roles mean we are less likely to recognize depressed behavior in men. Subjects were presented with stories describing individuals with symptoms of depression; they were much more likely to identify depression when the characters... by John Ballew | Jan 8, 2012 | getting unstuck
We all get stuck. We have times in our life when things go swimmingly, and other times when we don’t know whether to turn left or right. What to do? Here’s a bit of inspiration from Burning Man 2011 based on Dr. Seuss’s last book, “Oh, the... 
by John Ballew | Jan 2, 2012 | Dating and single life, getting unstuck, single life, successful dating
The start of a new year is traditionally time to reflect back over how things are going in life and to reflect on our goals and hopes for the future. What if you’re single? I’m highly suspicious of resolutions like “find a partner;” entering into a relationship... 
by John Ballew | Oct 22, 2011 | Emotional health, getting unstuck
People decide to start psychotherapy for all sorts of reasons. Over the course of a typical year, more than 25 percent of the adult U.S. population meets the clinical criteria for a diagnosis of depression, anxiety or some other disorder, according to the NIMH. ... by John Ballew | Sep 20, 2011 | Family, Gay men's sexuality, getting unstuck
Today’s a great day to be a gay American: the discriminatory policy known as “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” officially has ended. A moving pictorial listing of 100 soldiers who have come out is available via OutServe. The video below shows a...