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So, You Want to Help People?

Scott Alpert — Tue, 18 Nov 2025 08:06:12 +0000

I learned, on my first day in graduate school, that I couldn’t fix people. Frustrated, I had to find another strategy to help myself feel better. At that time, emotionally, I felt broken and tried to win the hearts of people so they would not hurt me. You see, I came from years of childhood […]

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Desire – Helping Others Before Myself

Scott Alpert — Mon, 10 Mar 2025 17:00:32 +0000

For Thanksgiving, I was about to do the typical “stay-at-home thing” like I had for the last few years but wanted to be with family. It had been a while, being caught up in running the facility, but now I needed a break and wanted to make my 90-year-old mother happy. I was getting back […]

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Special Memory #7

Scott Alpert — Tue, 20 Aug 2024 15:00:55 +0000

I’m sure you’ve heard the expression: “What’s the worst thing that can happen?” Have you ever considered what is the best thing that can happen? In graduate school, we were shown how to map out everything we wanted to happen through visualization and affirmation. The premise was, that if you can visualize it taking place, […]

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The Psychology of Music

Scott Alpert — Wed, 01 May 2024 08:00:38 +0000

When I was in graduate school, we were asked to write a Master’s Thesis on any subject we desired and I chose Rock Band. Actually, my paper was written on the psychological aspects of creating and performing in a rock and roll band. To be honest, I had the time of my life! I never […]

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Doorways of Opportunity

Scott Alpert — Tue, 05 Mar 2024 18:00:04 +0000

You’ve seen it, people moping around as if there is a dark cloud above their heads. As a therapist, I see it in body posture, overall energy, and the feeling of someone feeling defeated. I guess, when life becomes one disappointment after another you just expect it to continue this way. How do we stop […]

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Mental Health Survival Tips

Scott Alpert — Tue, 13 Jun 2023 20:00:08 +0000

When situations are too much for a person to handle, they go into a crisis. Getting out of a crisis can seem impossible when the heart is racing, it is hard to catch your breath, or crying becomes so overwhelming you feel the tears will never stop. How to get out of a crisis takes […]

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A Simple Exercise to Obtain Your Dreams!

Scott Alpert — Tue, 08 Sep 2020 15:35:10 +0000

How great would it be to create the world in your dreams? If you could, what would you want to have? Would it be your job? Where you live? Improved health and vitality? How would your family? How would you like that to be? If you are the type of person that focuses on “what […]

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