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Love & Mercy 4 Signs of a Bad Therapist & How you could get hooked

LOVE AND MERCY
4 Signs Of A Bad Therapist
& How You Could Get Hooked

July 9, 2015 by Dr. Sandra E. Cohen

Take a musical genius and sensitive boy. Say that boy hears musical notes and whole ensembles in his head. Add a jealous and demeaning father. What’s the result? Critical voices in that boy’s head fighting with the songs and the self that are trying to come alive. Mix in drugs and alcohol to shut those …

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4 Signs Of A Bad Therapist
& How You Could Get Hooked
Orange Is The New Black Piper Isn't Manipulative

ORANGE IS THE NEW BLACK
“Manipulative” Isn’t Piper’s Story

June 23, 2015 by Dr. Sandra E. Cohen

“Manipulative” is a throwaway description that never tells the whole story. Piper may be manipulative, but really she’s desperate for love (and scared of it). Wily ways to get what she wants, even out and out lies, might seem the best way to go. Especially since openness doesn’t work so well with her mom and …

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“Manipulative” Isn’t Piper’s Story

Inspiration

“We come to Film and TV to find our hidden stories. If we look deeply into a character’s psyche, there is much to see about ourselves.”

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