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Gerri Luce

Gerri Luce
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Westchester, New York, USA
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February 13
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"Don't ask yourself what the world needs. Ask yourself what makes you come alive, and then go do it. Because what the world needs is people who have come alive." By Harold Thurman Whitman. What lights me up is my work as a psychotherapist, and my passion for writing. Thank you to my family and friends, those within shouting distance and those who are virtual for sticking by me through the highs and the lows. A shout out to all of you - a simple thank you is all I have - and it is not nearly enough. Please check out my other blog at www.psychologytoday.com/blog/both-sides-the-couch and visit my website at www.gerriluce.com

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Salon.com
OCTOBER 7, 2012 3:20AM

An Open Letter

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I wrote a post last night for my blog on the Psychology Today website — maybe this is cheating, but I wanted to share it with everyone here on OS.  I think it's kind of special.  Sort of the things I wish I had known along the way:

Here's the first paragraph:

The words contained in this letter are the words I would say to my patients about mental illness and recovery and much of what goes along with these from my experience — if I had complete freedom to disclose what I've endured and discovered .

 And the link:

http://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/both-sides-the-couch/201210/open-letter-my-patients

Thanks for reading.

gerri

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Gerri, great to see a new post here by you and that's a powerful and very instructive piece you wrote for Psychology Today! Sorry to read all that you went through over the years, but I know everything is so much better today! Your story also reminded me that author Eric Jaffe also has written many articles for Psychology Today. He had contacted me about a story on Providence back in '08, etc.
designanator
October 07, 2012 09:57 AM
Thank's designanator. It's nice to know that something positive was the result when I finally got through it all. (FYI - it's not an article in the Psychology Today print magazine - it's a post on my weekly blog - "From Both Sides of the Couch" - on their website.)

gerri
Gerri Luce
October 07, 2012 10:16 AM
That was a terrific piece, Gerri. It should be printed and posted in every therapist's office.
Cranky Cuss
October 07, 2012 12:45 PM
Thanks Cranky. That means a lot to me.
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