The Mind-Body Connection

Miscarriage

The Need to Mourn in Miscarriage or Stillborn Death

Sharon K. Farber Ph.D. on November 29, 2018

After a miscarriage or stillborn death, ritual can aid in mourning.

After a miscarriage or stillborn death, ritual can aid in mourning.

Relationships

How My Psychotherapy Patients Change Me

Sharon K. Farber Ph.D. on March 20, 2018

Do you ever wonder how your psychotherapy affects your therapist?

Do you ever wonder how your psychotherapy affects your therapist?

People feel free to say and do things online they otherwise never would do.

As we began working together I was able to tell my patient how stunned I felt when we first met. This opened the door to being able to talk about this together.

Psychosomatic disorders may appear to be purely physical but they originate in emotions that are unconscious or dissociated from consciousness.

"The greatest weapon against stress is our ability to choose one thought over another." — William James

There is a myth, which contains some truth, that psychotherapists are emotionally disturbed people, which is what attracts them to the work they do.

I finally broke down and bought a new handbag. Each time I look for something in it, it is like learning to walk all over again.

Joyce Carol Oates said "I have forced myself to begin writing when I've been utterly exhausted, . . .and somehow the activity of writing changes everything."

What drove Williams to suicide was not major depression but a rare brain disease called Lewy Body Dementia that can resemble Parkinsons and is often misdiagnosed as Parkinsons.

Weight Loss Surgery will radically change your life but not necessarily in the positive way you expect. Those promoting the surgery make it seem like a miracle cure,. It is true that Weight Loss Surgery will radically change your life bu not necessarily in the positive way you expect. If it sounds too good to be true, it probably is.There are no quick fixes.

Although mother-daughter relationships are often fraught with conflict, mothers and their adult daughters seem to have an easier time with each other than mothers and their adult sons..Read about the real nature of a man's relationship with his mother, the first love of his life, and how and why it changes so drastically.

Our cruel winter in the Northeast took a greater toll on us than has been recognized. I know it took a toll on me and it took its toll on my patients. I could feel the effects of day after day without sunlight --cold weather, snow, rain and cloudiness --on my mood. Like my patients, I felt slightly depressed; had less energy than usual, and wanted to sleep more.

Grief is the emotional response to the loss of a loved one, one of the most painful and confusing times in one’s life.

Anger

All the Rage: A Film About Dr Sarno, Emotions, and Health

Sharon K. Farber Ph.D. on December 26, 2014

What do Howard Stern, Larry David, John Stossel, Senator Tom Harkin, and pro-golfer Ben Crane have in common? They all suffered from debilitating pain until they met Dr. John Sarno. All the Rage is a feature film about Sarno and others who are pioneering mind body approaches to treating chronic illness.

What do Howard Stern, Larry David, John Stossel, Senator Tom Harkin, and pro-golfer Ben Crane have in common? They all suffered from debilitating pain until they met Dr. John Sarno. All the Rage is a feature film about Sarno and others who are pioneering mind body approaches to treating chronic illness.

Using attachment theory to explain how addictive connections to pain and suffering develop, I discuss various kinds and functions of self-harm behavior. From eating disorders to self-
mutilation and body modifications such as tattooing, I explore the language of self-harm, and the translation of that language and its psychological functions.

A healthy alternative to forgiveness that allows one to heal and maintain good health is acceptance, a life-affirming response to injury when the person who has hurt you is unavailable or unrepentant. It is a way of letting go of festering anger without necessarily forgiving the offender. It is based on a decision to take control of your pain, make sense of your injury,

Severe depression seems to be an occupational hazard for comedians, whose major energy goes into honing their sense of comedy to ward off the darkness that is always there, lurking inside.

Soul murder is what destructive cults do. I have met so many intelligent people who have been victims of cults—and having high intelligence is no protection from becoming victimized by a cult.

Diet

Why Diets Can Be Dangerous

Sharon K. Farber Ph.D. on April 3, 2014

There are times when a diet turns into something else and becomes an eating disorder. No one intends this to happen, but it can when someone becomes so exhilarated at seeing a weight loss and feeling so in control of their weight that they make their diet even stricter and more weight loss follows. And then the diet becomes out of control, like a runaway train.

There are times when a diet turns into something else and becomes an eating disorder. No one intends this to happen, but it can when someone becomes so exhilarated at seeing a weight loss and feeling so in control of their weight that they make their diet even stricter and more weight loss follows. And then the diet becomes out of control, like a runaway train.