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The Definition of Insanity
By
Edie Weinstein, MSW, LSW
You may have heard it said that the definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over, expecting different results. Today I heard an even more succinct translation of that colloquialism. This person who is in recovery from addiction stated, laughing at the irony, that insanity is knowing what the outcome will…
Brave
By
Edie Weinstein, MSW, LSW
What does bravery mean to you? Does it indicate a willingness to dive off a stable cliff into the ocean at precisely the right moment so as not to crack open your skull or jump from a perfectly good airplane, praying that your parachute opens and you waft gently down to earth? Those kind of…
Worth The Squeeze
By
Edie Weinstein, MSW, LSW
I am always learning something new from my clients in the Drug and Alcohol counseling program where I work as a therapist. Since many of them attend 12 step meetings, I am accustomed to hearing them use what I call ‘bumper sticker-ese’ such as “One Day At A Time”, “Let Go and Let God”,…
A Box Full of Darkness
By
Edie Weinstein, MSW, LSW
This image zapped me yesterday and at first I didn’t want to look at it, or even acknowledge it. I much prefer to live in light than in darkness. Paradoxically, my work as a therapist over the past 3 decades has been with people who sit in shadow, cast out by those who were supposed…
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