Category Archives: Previous Blogs

A Primal Exercise – As most of you know at each retreat we participate in a variety of “exercises” designed to not only trigger specific feelings but to help activate our childhood memories. Over the years we have not only … Continue reading →

It occurred to me recently that I probably get ten questions about group therapy for every one about anything else we do at the Institute. Many of us feel some confusion about the group process and I would guess that … Continue reading →

  Recently I received an email from a young woman interested in beginning therapy at the Institute. She explained that she had been given my name by someone who had worked with me several years ago and who believed I … Continue reading →

If you have ever asked yourself where exactly you stand on the mental health food chain, consider the following; what, if anything, do you truly do for other people? We all know that pain and suffering constrict our consciousness, and that pain … Continue reading →

Recently an old friend asked me if I had to name one feature about Primal Therapy that distinguishes it from other therapies what would it be? After some thought and of course explaining that there are numerous differences between Primal … Continue reading →

The Time magazine cover story for January 31, 2011 has sparked a heated national debate on how best to raise children. Amy Chua, a Yale law professor and mother of two, author of “Battle Hymn of the Tiger Mother”, her … Continue reading →

I don’t know about you, but it seems like some lessons in life reintroduce themselves to me every few years. Sometimes they are hard, unpleasant truths, but not always. Sometimes, they are joyful, uplifting truths that renew your spirit. Lately, … Continue reading →

Blog Readers, Some of you may have read the recent article about Primal that appeared in a local Los Angeles newspaper. The gist of the piece was that Primal and a variety of other methods from the 1970’s had actually … Continue reading →

“Why can’t we get all the people together in the world that we really like and then just stay together? I guess that wouldn’t work. Someone would leave. Someone always leaves. Then we would have to say good-bye. I hate … Continue reading →

I’ve decided this month to forgo my usual introductory personal anecdote, my quoting of old blues songs, and though it pains me, attempts at all forms of humor. I shall get right to the point.In an OP.ED piece dated August … Continue reading →