WAYWARD PINES
Where Fear Of Your Personal Truth
Is A Prison

By Dr. Sandra E. Cohen | June 9, 2015

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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CAITLYN JENNER FREE TO BE
A Message For Us All

By Dr. Sandra E. Cohen | June 4, 2015

Courage is an understatement. More like it – refusal to accept anything less than freedom to finally be who Caitlyn Jenner is. I can’t help thinking about Marlo Thomas’ 1972 Ms. Women’s Foundation project (and catchy song) – Free To Be You And Me. Originally, it was meant to teach her then-young niece to refute gender…

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GIRLS OCD #4
Help I’d Give Hannah
Since I’m Not Dr. Rice

By Dr. Sandra E. Cohen | May 28, 2015

Dr. Rice didn’t get Hannah at all. Season 2, It’s Back, leaves Hannah obsessively counting in 8’s. She needs a different kind of help. If Hannah was in therapy with me, I’d listen closely to her conflicting and ever-shifting feelings. To her “I need your help. No, I’m fine.” “I’m sad. No, I’m not.” This…

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