Characters On The Couch

How a psychologist thinks about your favorite Film & TV characters.

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THE GREEN BOOK
What Do 2 Unlikely Travel Companions Teach Each Other
About Life & Friendship & Love?

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Peter Farrelly’s The Green Book poses a challenging question: what do 2 unlikely road companions possibly have to teach each other? A lot … even about friendship and love. But, with all their obvious differences, it’s an emotionally rocky road trip to get there. One of the 2 is Dr. Donald Shirley, a classically trained …

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What Do 2 Unlikely Travel Companions Teach Each Other
About Life & Friendship & Love?

CHARLESTON TRAGEDY
Psychotherapy Or Gun Control
For Violent Haters?

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Gun control versus mental health intervention for the risk of extreme violence like we saw recently in Charleston? Mental health services aren’t the answer. Therapy takes too long and someone like Dylan Roof would have to know the problem is his for therapy to be effective. Clearly, Dylan Roof has serious psychological problems. The obvious …

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Psychotherapy Or Gun Control
For Violent Haters?