Nightmares. My child has had them. I’ve had them. They filled my nights with dread from a child through my 20s. I wrote about these stark, violent dreams that affected me, here, and how I eventually conquered them.
As a mother you know instinctively how to soothe your child when he wakes terrified from demons that chase him in his sleep. You smooth his hair back, hold his trembling limbs in your arms, kiss his tears away, and tell him all is right in his world.
But there is something even Read more [...]
I'm thrilled to have on today, Dennis Palumbo, M.A., MFT. He is a novelist and licensed psycho-therapist in private practice, specializing in creative issues.
Therapist by Day, Novelist by Night
By Dennis Palumbo
I must admit, I’ve had an interesting career journey. For many years I was a Hollywood screenwriter, after which I became a licensed psychotherapist specializing in treating creative types in the entertainment community. Now, after 24 years listening to hundreds of people’s Read more [...]