Blog Articles | Brentwood Psychotherapist Dr. Bill Cloke - Part 6
May 24, 2017
How To Live In A Polar Opposite World
“One of the penalties for refusing to participate in politics is that you end up being governed by your inferiors.” -Plato I remember where I was standing when I casually mentioned the word “Global warming” to my friend and neighbor.…
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June 2, 2017
Love at First Sight
A Beatles song captures the imagination of youthful love in the verse, "When she crossed that room, my heart went boom and I fell in love with her." When we are hit with that thunderbolt, we become teenagers again as…
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July 16, 2017
Is Criticism Ever Constructive?
Is there such a thing as constructive criticism? Not really? Criticism seems more like a punch in the stomach than a helpful hint. Complaints are a different animal altogether. The major difference between a criticism and a complaint is that…
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August 1, 2017
Our World Has Changed, Or Has it?
John F. Kennedy uttered the now famous words during his inaugural address “Ask not what your country can do for you but what you can do for your country.” At the time (it was 1961) it hit me like a…
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September 20, 2017
The Happiness Mystique – How The Search For Happiness Can Make Us Miserable
“Happiness is nothing more than good health and a bad memory.” -Albert Schweitzer “The moments of happiness we enjoy take us by surprise. It’s not that we seize them, but that they seize us.” -Ashley Montigue “You will never be…
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October 30, 2017
MeToo: Why Women Didn’t Come Forward Sooner
My patient and I were talking about the latest revelations of sexual misconduct in the news and she described an incident that she explained was not unusual. She was stopped at a light and absentmindedly looked over at the car…
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