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05/03/04 - Patriot
04/26/04 - Corporation as Psychopath
04/19/04 - Being Yourself—the Personal and the Political
04/12/04 - Freedom
04/05/04 - Happy Birthday, Tayler!
03/29/04 - The Unreal World
03/22/04 - Flat On My Back
03/15/04 - Don't Forget Yourself
03/08/04 - Letter to the Editor: Our crimes against children
03/01/04 - Signs of Spring
02/23/04 - Naps
02/16/04 - Smashing Glass
02/09/04 - It was 40 years ago today
02/02/04 - Friendship is Being There
01/26/04 - Dean's Scream
01/19/04 - Primal 101: Expressing the Need
01/12/04 - Feeling Joy
01/05/04 - Trust
12/29/03 - The Christmas Problem
12/22/03 - A Christmas Carol
12/15/03 - Emotional Genocide
12/08/03 - My Primal Music
12/01/03 - Primal Singing
11/24/03 - Separation
11/17/03 - The Clock and the Calendar
11/10/03 - Primal: Being All That You Are
11/03/03 - Groups, Part 4: Types of Groups
10/27/03 - Groups, Part 3: The Safe Group
10/20/03 - Groups, Part 2: Communicating the Truth
10/13/03 - Groups, Part 1: The Unsafe Group
10/06/03 - Primals Are Now, Primals are New
09/29/03 - Being Human
09/22/03 - Acceptance and Boundaries
09/15/03 - The Illness of Modern Life
09/08/03 - Making Community Happen
09/01/03 - People Need People: The Healing Container of Community
08/25/03 - My Tribe
08/18/03 - The Black-out and Your Personal Power
08/11/03 - Inner Conflict - Part 7: Integration
08/04/03 - Inner Conflict - Part 6: The Importance of Safe Ex-pression
07/28/03 - Inner Conflict - Part 5: Working with Subpersonalities
07/21/03 - Inner Conflict - Part 4: Primal Need and Subpersonalities
07/14/03 - Inner Conflict - Part 3: Identifying Your Subpersonalities
07/07/03 - Inner Conflict - Part 2: Subpersonalities
06/30/03 - Inner Conflict - Part 1
06/23/03 - Enjoy
06/16/03 - The Value of Tantrums
06/09/03 - The Shrieking of Summer Children
06/02/03 - Alignment - Part 4: Genius
05/26/03 - Alignment - Part 3: The Value of Misalignment
05/19/03 - Alignment - Part 2: The Path of Least Resistance
05/12/03 - Alignment - Part 1
05/05/03 - Fear, Politics, and Crimes against Humanity
04/28/03 - Sexual Problems - Part 7: Facing and Releasing Painful Memories
04/21/03 - Sexual Problems - Part 6: Remembering
04/14/03 - Sexual Problems - Part 5: Working with Shock
04/07/03 - Sexual Problems - Part 4: The Concepts of Working with Shock
03/31/03 - Sexual Problems - Part 3: Denial
03/24/03 - Shocking and Awful
03/17/03 - Sexual Problems - Part 2: Shock and Abuse
03/10/03 - Sexual Problems - Part 1: It's a Feeling Problem
03/03/03 - The War Against Your Body
02/24/03 - To Be Human Is to Feel
02/17/03 - The Happy Child
02/10/03 - War
02/03/03 - Working with Feelings - Steadiness and Duration
01/27/03 - Working with Feelings - Fear & Anxiety
01/20/03 - The Range of Feelings
01/13/03 - The Validity of Feelings
01/06/03 - The Healing Environment - Part 4: Creating Community
12/30/02 - The Healing Environment - Part 3: From Individual to Community
12/23/02 - The Healing Environment - Part 2: The Wisdom of Pain
12/16/02 - The Healing Environment - Part 1: The Inner Archetype
12/09/02 - Depression - Part 4
12/02/02 - Depression - Part 3
11/25/02 - Depression - Part 2
11/18/02 - Depression - Part 1
11/11/02 - The Key to Human Health
11/04/02 - Accessing Early Trauma
10/28/02 - Facing Trauma
10/21/02 - Early Experience
10/14/02 - The Power of Change
10/07/02 - Shame
09/30/02 - Doing Nothing
09/23/02 - Triggers
09/16/02 - Freedom, Love, and Self-Regulation
09/09/02 - Love
09/02/02 - Therapist Avoidance
08/26/02 - Avoidance
08/19/02 - Acting Out: Recognizing the Problem
08/12/02 - Hope and Trust: Truth or Illusion?
08/05/02 - Safety - Part Three: The Safe Primaler
07/29/02 - Safety - Part Two: The Safe Therapist
07/22/02 - Safety - Part One
07/15/02 - Being a Support
07/08/02 - Helpers and Fixers
07/01/02 - Spiritual Blocks
06/24/02 - Primal and Global Responsibility - Part 3
06/17/02 - Primal and Global Responsibility - Part 2
06/10/02 - Primal and Global Responsibility - Part 1
06/03/02 - Dreams
05/27/02 - Memories
05/20/02 - Crying
05/13/02 - Simple - But Not Easy
05/05/02 - Primal Love
04/29/02 - The Conscious Relationship
04/22/02 - Welcome to the World
04/15/02 - The Damage of Labels: The Truth About ADHD
04/08/02 - The Damage of Labels: DSM-IV
04/01/02 - Being Natural - Without Artifice
03/25/02 - A.I. - The Pure Love of a Child
03/18/02 - Dr. Loren Mosher: A Renowned Psychiatrist Speaks the Truth
03/11/02 - Primal Community: The Outward Journey
03/04/02 - On the Edge of the Rabbit Hole
02/25/02 - The White Rabbit's Tips on Primal
02/18/02 - The Healthy Convulsion
02/11/02 - Civilized Children
02/04/02 - Be a Mythic Hero
01/28/02 - Born Bad: The Dangerous Dogma of Meds and Genetics
01/21/02 - No Right and Wrong
01/14/02 - Homework That Heals - Rest
01/07/02 - Homework That Heals - Expression
12/31/01 - Homework That Heals - Diet Adjustment
12/24/01 - Homework That Heals - Affection
12/17/01 - Homework That Heals - Movement
12/10/01 - Homework That Heals - Reading
12/03/01 - Homework That Heals - Meditation
11/26/01 - Homework That Heals - Journaling
11/19/01 - Homework That Heals
11/12/01 - Commitment to Yourself
11/05/01 - "Should" and the Healing Path
10/29/01 - The Tyranny of "Should"
10/22/01 - Alternative Emotional Healing
10/15/01 - Loneliness and Individuality
10/08/01 - Healing the Mind-Body Split
10/01/01 - Be Our Own Experts
09/24/01 - The World's Prejudice Against Anger
09/14/01 - The 9/11 Terrorist Attack