Defining the problem ‘Man Up.’ Joe Ehrmann, the former NFL player, calls these two words one of the most destructive phrases in our society today. Why? Because implicit in this message is the command for a boy or man disavow the parts of himself that are emotional, vulnerable, empathic and curious. At the same time,…
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What a 12-year-old prodigy can teach us
Music is integral to the human condition. A family member shared this recent ’60 minutes’ piece with me about a 12-year-old girl named Alma Deutscher who ‘speaks Mozart.’ I often talk with my clients about listening to the music and not the lyrics (i.e. paying attention to the emotions and not the content), but this young…