I always enjoy going to Budapest, a two hour plus flight from Paris, for the foods and wines and other reasons. Last week, I wanted to go beyond to the pretty Lake Balaton area for an unusual thermal lake. Whereas my last two winter visits were so cold that the Danube had frozen into huge chunks …
Suicide, part II is a continuation of last week’s post that I divided to ensure greater ease of reading. Mental illness is a physical illness with psychiatric symptoms that affect thinking, feeling states, fears, coping strategies, energy levels, sleep, perception, concentration, libido, and general activities of daily living! Our brain has billions of nerve cells, …
This past week there have been two very high profile suicides in America that apparently caught everyone by surprise. Both of these very tragic persons lived a life of fame and fortune, earned through their individual efforts and talents that brought joy and happiness to others. One was Kate Spade, a New York-based handbag designer, who committed suicide …
Southern Portugal gave me exactly what I was looking for: a few days of warm sun, beautiful sea views and a magnificent colourful coastline. I can not ever get enough of the sea. The feelings evoked are indescribable in words that touch a primordial part of my psyche and soul. The sea draws me like an …
My title may seem strange to you and for good reason. First of all because probably few of us ever really thinks about imagining ourselves in someone else’s shoes. Learning to replace judgment with empathy and compassion is in my opinion certainly worthy of achieving. For me, as a therapist it is essential part of …
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I did not have any particular plans to stroll through Luxembourg gardens Sunday. It just worked out that way. Sunday afternoon, I was really looking forward to going to a Louisiana music and dance festival not far from Versailles. I ended up being royally disappointed when my daughter did not feel up to making the …
I love crusty brown baguettes and birds of all kind! I can indulge in birds all I want, whereas with baguettes I can’t. Sunday, I took in two festivals, Fête du Pain and Fête de L’Europe, both of which I look forward to attending each year. Both were surprising, one in a great way and …
One of the happy pluses of living in Paris is the plethora of fantastic free concerts that you can attend throughout the year. Paris is one of the most expensive cities to live in or travel to, so it’s a great bonus to rely on these free concerts to fill your need for high quality …
If only she/he would change. I can not tell you how many times I have heard this from patients in an unhappy relationship! It always saddens me because I know that the truth of the matter is that it is a rare human being who is going to want to change because of their spouse …
Putting on the Ritz came to denote a total abandonment to opulence and luxury, the highest echelon that money could buy. The glorious period furnishings that originally made the Ritz the ritziest hotel on earth at that time is now for sale. Sunday, I stood in a long line on the Champs Elysees to see first …
Stained glass and other glass arts are being taught in this wonderful lycée(high school), specializing in creating artists for the future. France has long recognised that not everyone wants to, nor is meant to follow an academic curriculum in a university. Lycée Lucas de Nehou is just one of several throughout the city that offers a professional …
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Easter chocolate becomes an extremely creative and competitive art form with practically every chocolate maker and pastry shop here competing to outdo one another! Paris is already a chocolate lovers dream, bar none, as several of the world’s most renown chocolatiers are Paris based, but Easter is another special time to be dazzled, like with …