I began house hunting on my birthday last year (11/17/20). Two months later, I became a Hudson Valley homeowner.   A little over a year ago, in the height of the pandemic, I stepped out of my story and began a new chapter in the beautiful Hudson Valley. I had no clear, long-term vision. In fact, I’ve read more

The Self, Lost and Found: How creativity holds up a mirror to your inner world by Kim Schneiderman L.C.S.W., M.S.W. This blog was originally posted on Psychology Today’s website. The original article is here. Maria was a 31-year-old artist who sought help to disentangle herself from a dysfunctional relationship with an emotionally abusive man. For read more

by PSI Executive Director Mary Ragan, PhD, LCSW   I’ve struggled to write something about my week of volunteer service with American Gateways in San Antonio, Texas, working with migrant families who have crossed the border seeking safety from persecution and a better life for their children. Any entry point I thought of seemed either read more

by H. Kimball Jones, MDiv, PhD, LMHC We are living in a “digital age.” As I enter the 9th decade of my life, I am struck by just how much digital technology has transformed our lives. For more than half of my life there were no computers, no internet, no email, no cell phones, no read more

by Kim Schneiderman, LCSW, MSW We live in turbulent times. Not since the 60’s has the nation been so volcanically divided along ethical and political lines, as climate change threatens to destroy the planet with wildfires, drought, floods, extreme heat and poverty for millions… that is, if violence, war, or tyrants with nuclear weapons don’t read more