Among Donald Trump’s arsenal of primitive psychological defenses, two seems to stand tall above the others:  projection and denial.  Lost an election?  Just claim that you actually won and that the Democrats stole it from you.  Although he’s not running in 2026 (or hopefully, for that matter, ever again), he’s been projecting his fears that...Read More

A mother from Georgia contacted me recently about her daughter, BreAnna Nicole White (”Breezy”), who just graduated with an Associate in Science (A.S.) degree this month from Georgia Highlands College in Rome, Georgia, part of the University System of Georgia.  She had a 4.0 GPA (straight A’s), earned President’s List honors, and  received the Excellence...Read More

On the very day that he was inaugurated, January 20, 2025, President Donald Trump issued an executive order ”Reevaluating and Realigning United States Foreign Aid,” that effectively cut billions of dollars of aid that had been earmarked for international humanitarian efforts to combat HIV/AIDS, malaria, malnutrition, and other afflictions around the world.  The order cut...Read More

In this video, I share ten practical interventions that people with mood disorders should consider implementing that involve changing your environment in some way (either your inner or outer environment). They include: medications, meditation, the arts, aromatherapy, nature, social connections, exercise, nutrition, psychotherapy, feeling gratitude, and having a purpose in life. As a person with...Read More

In this video, I highlight nine extraordinary individuals, four from the past and five from the present, who have struggled with mood disorders. At the same time, for each person, I include something that they’ve done with help bring them out of their depressed state. For Lincoln, it was his reciting sad songs and poems,...Read More