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A nationalist president would make improving the health and mental health of the nation his campaign platform and performance promise. This is why I support Robert Kennedy even though I do not support all of his ideas. We take a stab at this in our church for wellbeing: https://livingagoodlifechurch.wordpress.com/. We incorporate positive psychology with common sense lifestyle ways of being. Also, forget DBT or any other "empirically validated psychotherapies". All models work the same. Therapist factors are the difference. Good therapists get good outcomes no matter what they do. It all comes down to relationship and resilience with a good dose of psychoeducation in a strong container with a caring person.

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Thank you. I am reporting what Attia does, as I try to provide a review of what all four doctors recommend. He found something that works for him. You found something that works for you. All good. When it comes to emotional health, I do not believe that everyone has the same problem and so everyone benefits from the same one solution. I particularly don't believe psychotropic medications are the answer. As for nourishing the spirit and being part of a community, Hyman recommends that heavily -- and so I also cite the relevant passages from him. All best!

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Yes, Thank you. The interesting aspect of psychotherapy is that for a few decades we have known no models have proven superior to others and it is the therapist factors that make the difference. The common factors are important and we know what they are. But as this is a consumer world in which customers search for products and providers deliver them, therapists have commodified their products just as the drug pushers have. It sells books and workshops and if you can get on the government lists like the PHARMA drugs do you can get sanctioned approval so therapists have to offer your model or else. Overall, we rely too much on tertiary care, whether it is medical treatment or psychotherapy. A healthier world would produce healthier people (and there would be less need for the fixers). I am not trying to be argumentative here, just adding some more information. Thank you for the terrific article.

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First, want to congratulate you on this endeavor. Second, thank you for sharing all these trails to meander.

I happened to run into Pat Daly, an physical therapist, who has already improved my physical pain and therefore my emotional stability, and all it has taken is awareness of how to align my buttocks. Weird. True...

I like Luks 7; particularly #5: push and pull heavy things. Keep on truckin’!

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