Maire Daugharty

5 days ago | kevinmd.com | Maire Daugharty |Jay Wong |Lynn Marie Morski |Stephanie Ernst

In his book Ways of Attending, McGilchrist (2016) discusses a difference in attention—one that seeks organization and one that any attempt at organizing subverts. A bit like Schrödinger’s cat, just by looking, it is disturbed. In differing translations of Tranströmer’s poem Prelude from 17 Dikter (1954), about the moment upon wakening from a dream, he captures the infinite possibility that slides one fully awake into a new day, and which fades rapidly back into the now-forgotten dream.

4 weeks ago | kevinmd.com | Maire Daugharty |Dawn Baker |Martha Rosenberg |Michele Luckenbaugh

I read with great interest the recently published article in The New York Times by Paul Tough, who has reported on child development and education over the last twenty years. He outlines statistics, specifically the rise in diagnosis of children and adults since the 1990s, and then discusses implications, including questioning a current understanding of the disorder and its treatment.

1 month ago | kevinmd.com | Maire Daugharty |Lynn Marie Morski |Homer Moutran |Caline El-Khoury

In his book Cross Pollinations: The Marriage of Science and Poetry, Nabhan illustrates the interconnection between thinking across varied fields and how one specifically might inform the other. He is by no means the first or only thinker to harness looking across disciplines. This approach has certainly also informed the world of psychotherapy. The unifying glue, however, is time and space for reflection, to consider leisurely, to let the mind wander.

1 month ago | kevinmd.com | Maire Daugharty |Natalie LaBossier |Iris Kulbatski, PhD |Chelsea Turgeon

If I were to bet that the majority of physicians are familiar with that pit in their stomach—that sinking feeling of dread that comes with recognizing things aren’t going well—I’d probably win that bet. Contrary to collective wisdom, Wu (2000) first formalized recognition that doctors involved in critical incidents need help too. Now, twenty-five years later, doctors are still held to a standard that eschews the idea of making mistakes.

May 25, 2024 | kevinmd.com | Maire Daugharty |Sheila Nazarian |Paula M. Muto |Taylor Christensen

Situations that trigger a call for assistance with couples counseling are generally described as a need for improved communication, chronic conflict, lack of physical or emotional intimacy, or a desire to better understand the impacts of past trauma. Therapeutic work can evolve into tackling more specific long-standing disappointments in emotional and physical intimacy.