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Wayward Pines Where Fear of Your Personal Truth is a Prison

WAYWARD PINES
Where Fear Of Your Personal Truth
Is A Prison

June 9, 2015 by Dr. Sandra E. Cohen

Ethan Burke (Matt Dillon), Secret Service agent, apparently made a mistake and let someone suspicious go. Apparently, 621 people died. This weighs heavily on his conscience. Other mistakes weigh heavily, too. Such as having an affair with his partner, Kate Hewson (Carla Gugino), and hurting his wife and son. Yet, as four episodes of M. …

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Where Fear Of Your Personal Truth
Is A Prison
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ROBIN WILLIAMS’ SUICIDE
Depression is No Laughing Matter

September 8, 2014 by Dr. Sandra E. Cohen

AUGUST 11 — I was shocked and saddened to hear of Robin Williams’ untimely death and tragic suicide. Truly, depression is a terrible thing to live with. My heart goes out to his family and loved ones in this time of excruciating loss. And, also to the rest of us, who loved him in our own ways. Indeed, …

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Depression is No Laughing Matter
Good Will Hunting Robin Williams Suicide Self-Hate Must Be Revealed

GOOD WILL HUNTING
Whys of Robin Williams’ Suicide?
Self-Hate Must Be Healed

September 8, 2014 by Dr. Sandra E. Cohen

The heartbreak of Robin Williams’ suicide brings depression and suicide to the forefront of everyone’s mind, along with remembrances of his many film roles. Why did he do it? Ironically, Williams won his only Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor in 1998 for his emotional performance as Sean Maguire in Good Will Hunting. Maguire, a …

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Whys of Robin Williams’ Suicide?
Self-Hate Must Be Healed

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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