Derek M Talkington-Therapist

05/30/2022

We live in a cultural and political climate that continues to feel polarized and increasingly chaotic. In the midst of tragedies and divides we are left to sort out not only our emotional response but also our spiritual response and attempt to find solutions that heal rather than reinforce already fractured communities.

No matter where you land on individual issues, party politics or system of spiritual belief we can all agree that our ability to have civil discourse, pursue change and worship is built on a foundation laid by the men and women who have served our country's military branches.

Today, let us pause, and be grateful for their service-domostic and abroad. For those that have sacrificed and for those that laid down even their life, we thank you.

05/18/2022

This came up on my personal time hop from 2010. I think it still holds up:

I am convinced that every problem in life can be solved via an episode of Full House, Saved by the Bell or Buffy the Vampire Slayer...

05/03/2022

In the wake of another celebrity su***de I am reminded that so many people, famous and not, struggle with emotional illness. Suicidal thoughts are not rare; depression and anxiety is a reality for so many in our communities. If you are struggling emotionally or if you thinking about su***de.....PLEASE.....talk to someone, anyone; help is available and there are solutions that don't end with loss of life. There is no shame in how you feel.

04/25/2022

"The greatest battles of life are fought out daily in the silent chambers of the soul."
--David McKay

04/19/2022

"To live is to suffer; to survive is to find some meaning in the suffering." Fredrick Nietzsche

There are some events that fundamentally alter who we are as people and communities. These moments force us to confront life different than we did before. April 19, 1995. It changed us. It changed our city. It changed our nation. To those who suffered this event in intimate and personal ways, we still stand with you in support.

04/14/2022

Below is a selection of excerpts from the final chapter of "Adrift." Steve Callahan's story of surviving 76 days lost at sea in a small life-raft.

"I've continued to sail too. The sea remains the world's greatest wilderness. To my mind, voyaging through wilderness, be they full of woods or waves, is essential to the growth and maturity of the human spirit. It is in the wilderness that you really learn who you are. it is in facing the challenge of the wilderness that the thickness of your wallet becomes irrelevant and your capabilities become the truer measure of your value...I found life more free than I ever imagined...every day is a gift, not a right. I know that to be well fed, painless and in the company of friends and loved ones are privileges too few enjoy in this often brutal world...my odyssey showed me that I was a lot stronger and more resilient than I thought possible...the sea probed numerous weaknesses and failures. In many ways I had been equally hopeless in life...I could not accept my own limitations as a human being nor those of the people around me. I was a man alone and quite adrift well before the sea cast me into my raft...when I washed ashore it was with gratitude that I had been given a chance to examine my weaknesses...the sea that tested me also proved forgiving enough to let me live. For the first time in my life I felt truly humbled...the heartfelt realization of one's insignificance yields a calming sense of being completely connected to the greater whole. As a tiny part of the world and humanity, I now feel more at peace and much larger than I ever felt as a man alone."

04/06/2022

03/31/2022

01/12/2022

Are you heading into 2022 ready to walk a new path, heal from old wounds or simply begin to feel like you are thriving again?

Derek M Talkington-Therapist has openings for new clients. Change starts here.

www.therapywithderek.com

12/09/2021

Stoic philosophy has had a significant impact on psychology, religious thought and my personal practice. Here are seven short concepts they taught frequently.

10/06/2021

It's been a while since I've sat in the studio...all geared up and ready for the Help for Helpers OK Livestream!