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Short 2-4 minute reads often on current topics, providing tools for addressing communication issues that we all face. These skills come from my forty year career as a psychotherapist. I design original chalk art for each post.
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Ghosted
BACKGROUND: When we are angry at someone or feel hurt we often just want to get away from them for a while. Then we cool off and consider...
Dr. Vin
Jul 11, 20192 min read
Own It
BACKGROUND: I overheard two critical comments in the past week. One person told another person, “We all feel resentment toward you.”...
Dr. Vin
Jun 30, 20192 min read
Sun Burst
Today is my grandson’s 3rd birthday and I had the pleasure of his giggly and feisty company as he and his family visited us this past...
Dr. Vin
Jun 24, 20192 min read
Breathe In
You know how if you sense danger, you often breathe more rapidly? It turns out this helps you survive! I just read a research study...
Dr. Vin
Jun 8, 20193 min read
Surprise Encounters
I just returned from being in Europe for two weeks, a stimulating trip full of wonderful new adventures, warm connections with friends,...
Dr. Vin
Jun 4, 20192 min read
Dive In More
I am in deep in the midst of writing a memoir. “Dive in More” is what my writing coach keeps telling me as I attempt to peel more and...
Dr. Vin
May 16, 20193 min read
Teen Brain
BACKGROUND: Last week a 19 year old male shot up a local synagogue in my county, killing one woman and injuring others including the...
Dr. Vin
May 8, 20194 min read
Solo Sit
I feel the spongy sand cushion my bare feet as I walk the sparsely populated beach with my visiting sister and brother. My spirit is...
Dr. Vin
Apr 25, 20192 min read
Mini-Muffin
Yesterday I attended a fun activity-packed day at the first San Diego Writers Festival. I enjoyed the layers of activities allowing many...
Dr. Vin
Apr 15, 20193 min read
Magic Milk
At the check out counter at Trader Joes I offer to bag my groceries, a job I had as a kid in my Dad’s store. The clerk is grateful, his...
Dr. Vin
Apr 8, 20192 min read
Galaxy Contact
I had so much fun at a local San Diego bookstore, “Mysterious Galaxy” on Saturday. They specialize in science fiction, fantasy and youth...
Dr. Vin
Apr 2, 20192 min read
Seven Day Bouquet
PROLOGUE: I have been writing a blogpost for over a year now and here is what I have noticed about my process. I used to place on my...
Dr. Vin
Mar 28, 20192 min read
Walk in My Shoes
BACKGROUND: A woman online was expressing her anger at how people have been responding to her about the physical pain she has been...
Dr. Vin
Mar 22, 20192 min read
Can't Listen Anymore
BACKGROUND: This week we drove two hours up windy mountain roads to balmy Palm Desert so I could give an author talk on Compassionate...
Dr. Vin
Mar 16, 20193 min read
Can’t Keep Quiet
BACKGROUND: In response to her abuse as a child, a singer named MILCK wrote a song called, “Quiet” that became the anthem of the Women’s...
Dr. Vin
Mar 8, 20192 min read
Common Sense?
BACKGROUND: Yesterday I was interviewed on The San Diego Union Tribune Community Spotlight program by host Drew Schlosberg. We were...
Dr. Vin
Mar 3, 20193 min read
Sounds of Silence
I am lifting weights in a senior workout class at my gym. Even with earplugs the music gets too loud for me to be comfortable, so I walk...
Dr. Vin
Feb 21, 20192 min read
Spark Joy
BACKGROUND: Marie Kondo is a house organizer riding a big wave of popularity since her reality show, “Tidying Up with Marie Kondo”...
Dr. Vin
Feb 13, 20192 min read
Care Package
My sister asked family to send care packages to her son in Sweden, whose girlfriend recently died in a horrible accident. He told me on...
Dr. Vin
Feb 4, 20192 min read
How Comparisons Kill Joy
PROBLEM: Comparison causes anxiety that leads us away from the joy of creativity. In comparing we are spending time judging our self and...
Dr. Vin
Jan 25, 20193 min read
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