“Write poetry, for God’s sake, it’s the only thing that matters.” —e.e. cummings Poetry isn’t en vogue these days but it should be. I think we need it. I know I do. My guess is that most people don’t think they have much use for poetry – they don’t relate to it – they find…
Month: July 2016
Neoliberalism and the Death of the Art of Psychotherapy
Today, as a result of external pressures from a state-driven audit culture brought about by the cultural components of neoliberalism, there exists less and less space for thoughtful psychotherapeutic study and practice, and a questioning of the assumptions of our ever-shallowing field and current organizational practices. The overregulation of psychotherapy, the manualization of both treatment…
Black Lives, All Lives, Oppressed Lives
Update: Since writing this, I have moved firmly and comfortably into the “Black Lives Matter” camp and understand why we I need to be there. I still have questions – many of which are outlined in this post, and some of which are not. A lot of what is written here still resonates, while other…
MELISSA M. RACHO 