by Debbie Boyce | Feb 15, 2025 | Uncategorized
I imagine many of you have seen articles, books, and podcasts on the current trend toward solitude in our culture. Robert Putnam wrote a book in 2000 entitled Bowling Alone and he was more recently interviewed on The Daily (July 13, 2024 – “Robert Putnam Knows Why...
by Debbie Boyce | Feb 7, 2025 | Uncategorized
Growing up, I had an aunt who was prosperous and generous. My family was not prosperous. When we would visit my aunt, or she would visit us, she would treat us to a meal out, which was always something special for us. Somehow our relationship with her became...
by Debbie Boyce | Nov 30, 2024 | Uncategorized
I have just finished reading Abigail Shrier’s second book Bad Therapy: Why the Kids aren’t Growing Up. One review of the book summarizes its message as “an investigation into how mental health overdiagnosis is harming, not helping, children.” Shrier is a journalist...