Dr. James Husen, Licensed Psychologist, Licensed Attorney, Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist

 I have been wanting to read Miller & Rollnick's Motivational Interviewing: Preparing People for Change (preparing myself for change) since I was in my Master's Program studying Counseling Psychology at California Baptist University in Riverside. With an upcoming seminar I plan to attend on the topic, I thought it a good time to read the book. It's going to be an effort because as I peruse the book before reading it, I note there are 45+ contributing authors in addition to Miller and Rollnick. The book contains four parts with 25 chapters. That means to finish the book by Friday, May 6, 2022, I'll need to read about two chapters a day. To cite the book use the following APA citation: Miller, W. R., & Rollnick, S. (2002). Motivational interviewing (2nd ed.). New York: Guilford Press.  Part I: Context 1. Why do people change? 2. Ambivalence: The dilemma of change 3. Facilitating change Part II: Practice 4. What is Motivational Interviewing? 5. Change and resistanc

 I have long found Rumi's poems inspiring. I thought therefore that in connection with my deep love for Gibran's work, I might also read from Rumi's works as well.     Preface       Proem: The Reed Flute       I. The Prince and the Handmaid       II. The Oilman and the Parrot       III. The Jewish King, Persecutor of the Christians       IV. Another Jewish King, Persecutor of Christians      V. The Lion and the Beasts       VI. The Greater (Spiritual) Warfare       VII. The Merchant and the Parrot       VIII. The Harper       IX. The Poor Scenite Arab and his Wife       X. Patience and Perseverance Under a Teacher       XI. The Lion’s Hunt, in Company       XII. Joseph and the Mirror       XIII. The Prophet’s First Amanuensis       XIV. The Chinese and Roman Artists       XV. Zeyd’s Inspiration       XVI. ‘Alī’s Forbearance       XVII. Conclusion      Please note: James Redhouse only translated Book One of The Masnavi

When I was young (in my twenties) I read The Prophet by Kahlil Gibran. It stirred my soul. As I started reading Gibran again, forty years later, it still stirs my soul. I thought therefore that I would read the book aloud and record it so I could then listen to his on demand so to speak and provide the same for others who may be interested in hearing Gibran's soul-stirring words: The Prophet: 1. The Prophet on Love 2. The Prophet on Marriage 3. The Prophet on Joy and Sorrow 4. The Prophet on Houses 5. The Prophet on Giving 6. The Prophet on Eating and Drinking 7. The Prophet on Crime and Punishment 8. The Prophet on Clothes 9. The Prophet on Children 10. The Prophet on Work 11. The Prophet on Law 12. The Prophet on Buying and Selling 13. The Prophet on Freedom 14. The Prophet on Reason and Passion 15. The Prophet on Pain 16. The Prophet on Self-Knowledge 17. The Prophet on Teaching 18. The Prophet on Friendship 19. The Prophet on Talking 20. The Prophet on Time 21. The Prophet on G

Recently, I have been impressed with Firestone's work on Separation Theory and Voice Therapy. In reading his 2021 book entitled "The Enemy Within" I was reminded about the power of transference in all our love and work and family relations.  Accordingly, I thought I would read to my Blog fans (if any) Freud's 1915 work on Transference-Love. I thoroughly enjoyed reading this little work and the pervasive influence of transference upon our lives and especially in the lives of "neurotics" (i.e. those whose adjustment is being compromised by historical antecedents). Of this Freud wrote in his 1912 "Dynamics of Transference" (read to you below, 4/18/21), "Transference is so much more intense with neurotic subjects than it is with other such people" not under such stressors.  Click the link below to hear my reading of Freud's "Observations on Transference Love (1915)"( Freud, S. (1915) Observations onTransference-Love (Further Rec

                   I've wanted to read the Big Book for some time now. It is the Bible of recovery for thousands perhaps millions of men and women since it was first published in 1939. This is from the fourth edition published in 2001. It is also the official version of Alcoholic's Anonymous: Preface Forward to the First Edition Forward to the Second Edition Forward to the Third Edition Forward to the Fourth Edition The Doctor's Opinion 1. Bill's Story 2. There is a Solution 3. More about Alcoholism 4. We Agnostics 5. How it Works 6. Into Action 7. Working with Others 8. To Wives 9. The Family Afterward 10. To Employers 11. A vision for You Part 1: Pioneers of A.A. Doctor Bob's Nightmare 1. Alcoholic Anonymous Number Three 2. Gratitude in Action 3. Women Suffer Too 4. Our Southern Friend 5. The Vicious Cycle 6. Jim's Story 7. The Man Who Mastered Fear 8. He Sold Himself Short 9. The Keys to the Kingdom Part II: They Stopped in Time 1. The Missing Link 2. Fear of

I'm reading William James' Varieties of Religious Experience: A Study in Human Nature . The book was written in 1902. This version from Routledge was published as a Centenary (celebrating it's 100th anniversary) with an introduction from William James' grandson and to Prefatory commentaries by two James Scholars. As with my other readings, I'll read the text and from time to time comment thereon. Enjoy this fascinating, seminal, and mind-expanding book: 1.    Introduction 2.    Mickey James' Forward 3.     E. Taylor's Introduction to VRE 4.    J. Carrette's Introduction to VRE, Neuroscience's Amnesia 5.    William James' 1902 Preface to VRE 6.    Lecture I, Religion and Neurology 7.    Lecture II, Circumscription of the Topic 8.    Lecture III, The Reality of the Unseen 9.    Lectures IV and V, The Religion of the Healthy Minded 10.  Lectures VI and VII, The Sick Soul 11.  Lecture VIII, The Divided Self and the Process of It's Unification 12.

Ever wondered how life began? Was there a "primordial soup"? Here I read from a leading Biology Textbook, Brooker on Biology 4.1 in answer to that question. The origin of cellular life on earth .