Category: Social issues

• Breathing at Passover

  

  The weekend saw us in Montreal where we attended a dance theatre event and viewed the wondrous Chagall exhibit at the Muse des Beaux-Arts. Not for the first time, we walked the streets in a pouring cold rain. Yesterday we were home and the weather was fine; today is forecast to be warm and sunny,…

  Michael Watson PhD

  April 10, 2017

  Disability, Social issues, Travel

  disability, Passover, Social Change

• The Rivers are Still Flowing

  

  Today dawned murky. To the west, over the lake, darker clouds can be seen moving slowly towards us. This winter started out with little snow, but in the past two months we have caught up and are now well above average in snowfall. In the mountains the snow pack is deep and moisture rich, leading…

  Michael Watson PhD

  March 31, 2017

  Climate Change, native american, Psychotherapy, Social issues

  Andrew Jackson, climate change, dissociation, Native American, Social Change, Treaties

• Staying Home

  The snow has let up, the sky has noticeably brightened, and the birds have spent the morning on the feeders.  Over the past couple of days we’ve stayed home, as our region experienced the largest snowfall ever recorded in March, and the 3rd largest ever recorded (it may end up second on the list). I…

  Michael Watson PhD

  March 15, 2017

  native american, Social issues, Stories

  Native American, psychotherapy, Social Change, stories

• Jung Drops in for Tea

  A sunny, frigid, late winter day. Later this week the temperatures will moderate and there will likely be a sap run. I’ve taken to avoiding news feeds in the evening, and try to limit my intake of news during the day; I also spend too much time fact checking. Anyway, the sheer volume of hatred…

  Michael Watson PhD

  March 5, 2017

  Arts, Psychotherapy, Social issues, spirituality

  dark times, healing, Jung, psychotherapy