Caring Versus Caretaking

By Vagdevi Meunier, Psy.D. A child is playing ball with her father in the backyard with great excitement and joy because she is the center of his attention and sees him enjoying their game.  Minutes later the child takes a wild swing and ball flies way outside the father’s reach and falls down in a…

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A Non-Medical View of Health

By Vagdevi Meunier, Psy.D. Health is not a negative.  Health is NOT the absence of disease.  To be healthy does not mean to survive or make it through life, with average daily living skills.   Health is not measured in symptoms, signs, or charts.  Health is not the functional measure of specific organs or body parts….

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Safe Haven in Ottawa, CA

By Vagdevi Meunier, Psy.D. In the middle of May, I had an opportunity to travel to Ottawa, Canada with Chris Cambas of National Marriage Seminars to participate in a one of a kind experience.   We were there to nurture our bond with Dr. Sue Johnson but also to help her throw a Twitter Party.  …

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Attachment Styles

By Vagdevi Meunier, Psy.D. “I just feel so abandoned by him”, she says.  A twitching muscle in her jaw is the only clue to the tension she carries in her body.  “Even our dog feels so abandoned that he leaves little pools of urine by the front door”. As Susie is saying this, Dirk sits…

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