Blog Articles | Brentwood Psychotherapist Dr. Bill Cloke - Part 14
January 5, 2024
Getting to OK
Don’t worry be happy goes the phrase. Why not, we covet bliss. Mindfulness, cleansings, wellness groups, groping ceremonies, psychedelics, sports and on it goes. Big question, how are we going to accomplish well-being in a world in crisis, rising crime,…
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February 4, 2024
The Violence of The Beauty Imperative
“You really can’t hide when you’re crippled inside.” -John Lennon “Beauty is not caused, it is.” -Emily Dickenson I am sitting with a 34-year-old woman who is listing what she does to herself on a regular basis. Botox, fillers, face…
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March 21, 2024
My Own Worst Enemy
“Without heart there can be no peace.” Bill Cloke I am sitting with a man in his early thirties, doing psychotherapy, and he is severely depressed. He believes he “wasted his twenties” and feels there is “no hope” for him…
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June 25, 2024
Who Becomes the Hero and Who Becomes the Coward?
The hero is not the person who is fearless. The hero is the person who knows the risk and moves forward anyway. This week I witnessed something that struck me as genuinely heroic. Veteran journalist Scott Pelley stood before executives…
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July 19, 2024
The Trouble Within
"Everywhere You Go There You Are" Jon Kabat-Zinn In my last blog about "My Own Worst Enemy," I spoke about self-attack and the lack of compassion, understanding, respect, and empathy. I described a patient of mine who believed that he…
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September 9, 2024
We All Live in a Yellow Submarine
The other day, a couple comes in, sits down, and they break into a deafening silence. They reminded me of an incident in Maui a lifetime ago, sitting in a little bar named the Maui Belle. It was the middle…
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