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My blog is all about seeing the world with fresh and creative eyes. Sharing inspirational insights, finding new ways to consider long standing topics and increasing our possibilities. You've got an open invitation...-
Recent posts:
- The “Sigh” in PsyMart
- The Good We Do
- Therapy During COVID-19
- Quarantine Lifestyle in the Age of Unforeseen Consequences
- The Silicon Valley Therapist series #4
- Quote: Reflection on Life Direction
- The Silicon Valley Therapist series #03
- The Posi-Traumatic Perspective: The Upside of Down Times
- HSW on NPR
- The Silicon Valley Therapist series #02
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The “Sigh” in PsyMart
[A holiday gift from the book, “Inspired Therapist”] Happy New Year! I hope your holidays were joyous. My scale (and my wardrobe) are intimating I overindulged a tad this season. The only real casualty being the alterations I had done … Continue reading
The Good We Do
I became a therapist later in life. But it turns out I’ve been helping to heal people longer than I suspected. Sometimes the things we do have a lovely way of coming back to us in unexpected ways. Here is … Continue reading
Therapy During COVID-19
To me, therapy is a very intimate activity. Now, in the age of unforeseen consequences, I’m wondering how attempts to sterilize the environment will impact the intimacy of the exchange. There is no doubt that online sessions are less intimate … Continue reading
Quarantine Lifestyle in the Age of Unforeseen Consequences
Here’s my latest Silicon Valley Therapist article on dealing with the quarantine. I hope you find it helpful in our present pandemic predicament. Feel free to share it with colleagues and clients. Check it out… https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/quarantine-lifestyle-quest-ok-howard-scott-warshaw/
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The Silicon Valley Therapist series #4
I created one of the biggest failures of my generation. Here’s what I learned: https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/coming-back-from-one-greatest-failures-my-generation-warshaw/
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Quote: Reflection on Life Direction
“It’s easier to experience symptoms than it is to explore causes.” -HSW Therapy, if engaged seriously, can be hard work. It involves challenge and discomfort and pushing through resistance into new territory. The advantage is creating fresh possibilities and satisfaction … Continue reading
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The Silicon Valley Therapist series #03
Here are 5 things you should know about intelligence: https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/youre-too-smart-have-problems-other-intelligence-howard-scott-warshaw
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The Posi-Traumatic Perspective: The Upside of Down Times
One way to frame trauma is the absolute interruption of all my patterns. In a trauma I am unable to continue performing life the way I’m used to doing it. We tend to think of this as robbing us of the … Continue reading
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HSW on NPR
Here is my interview on NPR. Their series on Total Failure was interested in my having authored the worst video game in history! 🙂 NPR Interview on All Things Considered, May 31, 2017
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The Silicon Valley Therapist series #02
Here is a discussion of some preconceptions and misperceptions of programmers: Decoding the Computer Programmer Stereotype
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