Mont-SolliuThe Borderline PatientA slew of articles about borderline personality disorder (BPD) were in the mailbox this week. This is a diagnosis on my radar for many…Feb 8Feb 8
Mont-SolliuLiving PoetryA friend recently has been discussing living life as if engaged in magical realism. I told him that I think that is really the way to live…Oct 26, 2023Oct 26, 2023
Mont-SolliuEmbracing the MysteryKrishnamurti states that change which comes about through coercion or force is not change. (Alright buddy, but sometimes you have to just…Oct 26, 2023Oct 26, 2023
Mont-SolliuCaffeine — Our Favorite Legal StimulantCaffeine is the most used drug in the world. It is a stimulant that works primarily by blocking adenosine receptors.Jun 24, 20221Jun 24, 20221
Mont-SolliuSurfing Difficult Emotions with RAINOne of the most useful techniques in the mindfulness arsenal is the exercise called RAIN. This English acronym was created in the late 90s…Jun 24, 2022Jun 24, 2022
Mont-SolliuOdd Obs — Finding Catharsis from Reverse Culture ShockWhen I moved back to the lion’s den known as the United States, the reverse culture shock hit hard. I lived away for maybe only 5–6 years…Jun 24, 2022Jun 24, 2022
Mont-SolliuExcerpt from “The Ford”(I wrote this short based on personal experience. In this story, the teenager Charlie is taking a cross-country trip to escape from a…Jun 24, 2022Jun 24, 2022
Mont-SolliuHomeostasis, Allostasis, Allostatic Load, and ReboundHomeostasis (“similar/same” + “standing still/state”) as a concept has been around for a very long time. In medicine, the concept is that…Jun 14, 2022Jun 14, 2022
Mont-SolliuThe Monoamine Theory of AntidepressantsThis hypothesis has its origins with some of the old SSRIs, and tries to explain:Jun 14, 2022Jun 14, 2022
Mont-SolliuThe Power of ContentmentI would like to make an argument for nurturing contentment over happiness. But first we have to sufficiently define contentment.Jun 14, 2022Jun 14, 2022