Category Archives: Depression

Therapeutic Journaling

Posted on March 22, 2024 by Dr Joseph Russo

I have kept journals over the years. At times, I called them My Management Journal, then later, My Daily Record of Events. My inspiration was no less than good old Benjamin Franklin who maintained what he called his Virtues: Daily … Continue reading →

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Want to Let Go of Someone Else’s Addiction? The Answer is Detachment.

Posted on July 25, 2023 by Dr Joseph Russo

I wrote this post many years ago when in the midst of training to become a mental health counselor. It is worth another read.  In my own life I have struggled with a close family member who drinks too much. … Continue reading →

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Let Us Get Serious About the Common Project

Posted on April 8, 2023 by Dr Joseph Russo

I don’t know about you but ever since Nietzsche decreed that God was dead, I have been struck by how people have become their own little universes. Which is to say, they belong to nothing other than themselves (to wit, … Continue reading →

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Professional Decline – It May be Coming Sooner than You Think

Posted on April 18, 2022 by Dr Joseph Russo

I may have posted this a couple of years ago, but it is worth a re-post (if for no other reason than to remind me that my own professional decline has already happened). The article is useful in my own … Continue reading →

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Anxiety Relief from Scott Adams

Posted on March 4, 2022 by Dr Joseph Russo

Scott Adams – he of Dilbert comic strip fame – has this wonderful video on achieving relief from anxiety. I don’t normally link to YouTube here in my Blog, but this seemed worth it. In this time of war in … Continue reading →

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