JANIS LITTLE GIRL BLUE
Singing For Her Feelings
To Be Heard

By Dr. Sandra E. Cohen | May 31, 2016

“I sing because I can experience a lot of feelings…” Otherwise, Janis Joplin had no one to hear. The most chilling part of Amy Berg’s documentary, Janis: Little Girl Blue, is to witness the cold formality of Mother and Father Joplin. No one can miss Janis’s hunger for love. Less obvious are the roots of…

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STAGE FRIGHT
If You’re Terrified To Perform
There’s An Answer

By Dr. Sandra E. Cohen | July 30, 2015

Joan Acocella’s comprehensive New Yorker piece (August 3, 2015) “I Can’t Go On!” concludes: “There seems to be no cure for stage fright.” That’s not true. For stage fright to be cured or at the very least tolerably minimized, a deeply personal understanding must be found for each person’s fears. I’m a psychoanalyst who treats…

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