How do we respond when we are at our worst? One evening in 2004, I bluffed my way out of a three-on-one fight in a
Brian Briscoe
March 12, 2026
How do we respond when we are at our worst? One evening in 2004, I bluffed my way out of a three-on-one fight in a
Somewhere down the road, farther down your timeline, is a version of you that has endured. Imagine a thriving you, well into radical acceptance, having
What do you want? And I don’t mean the first thing that might pop into many of our minds, which would be a peaceful reunion.
In the novel Vanity Fair, William Makepeace Thackery wrote, “Mother is the name for God in the lips and hearts of little children.”* From giving birth
As uncomfortable as this may be for me to share, I stand by my policy of transparency with our PLACE community. I struggled this week.
It is ok to feel what you feel. In my field, we say that your emotions are not wrong. Sure, cognitive behavioral therapy places great
Our son got a D on an exam recently, and as you can imagine, it elicited a negative emotional response in him. He is in
After all these years, I remain fascinated by music’s therapeutic value. As I write this, just above the computer monitor is an autographed photo of
They say that integrity is doing the right thing even if no one is watching. In 2009, as my first wife and I separated, she
Being tolerant is one thing; what you choose to tolerate is another. I interviewed for a crisis intervention job when I was a counseling intern.
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