ASCENDANCY Snippets from my personal journey Was I a President’s therapist? One knows better than to ask. Certainly my clients included the nation’s power elite, artists, renown creators and everyday people like you and me. I’ve spent my gratefully long life studying, exploring, educating and eventually teaching pragmatic, alternative, authentic ways of healing, tailored to… Read More
Welcome to the wonderful, sometimes confusing, and always exciting world of sex. Those of us who are long past being kids have one set of issues. Elders tend to fall into two camps. Either you inwardly smile knowing that Grown-Up sex, like fine wine, just gets better and better with age, or you shrug your… Read More
Oxytocin, also known as the “love drug”, calms your nervous system and boosts positive emotions. Here’s how a good hug resulting in oxytocin flow affects you: It lowers your blood pressure, especially helpful if you’re feeling anxious. It lowers your cortisol (the stress hormone), enabling a higher quality of sleep #drdorree.com It lowers blood pressure,… Read More
One major goal of psychotherapy is learning to take control of one’s feelings and actions. An uncomfortable feeling is not an assault. It is a call for self exploration an opportunity for personal dialogue, not blame. Times may be changing. For many woman, so is an increase of victimhood and irresponsibility. Joe, Don’t apologize. Change… Read More