My patient, we will call him Leo to respect his confidentiality, is a high paid salesman.  When he has a job.  The problem is, having attention deficit disorder and anxiety, he has a great deal of difficulty keeping his jobs.  In fact, he is one of 3.5% of people in the workforce with this problem. …

Let’s say something bad happens. It could be your boss being unfair to you, or your partner feeling hurt for no apparent (to you) reason. Or your teacher, or your colleague, or your son or daughter do something stupid. Or you do something stupid and get caught. In other words, an upsetting event. Speaking our …

Over the weekend I attended a workshop on mindfulness taught by Dr. Ronald Siegel. Mindfulness psychotherapy derives from Buddhist psychology. Dr. Siegel has been practicing and teaching mindfulness to patients for many years, even before it was considered okay to mention Buddhism in medical circles. He is part of a small group of pioneers, including …