Our community is paramount

Yes there are doctors, counselors, psychiatrist, psychologist, nurses, medical assistants, physical therapists et al...it's all good, sort of, but at the end of the day, what you need is your community. 

You need your family and friends and neighbors to step in and step up. Since moving all over the world has become possible and our careers have taken us to all corners of the world, our family unit, our community unit is hard to find and with that comes the social isolation, the real illness of our society. If we want real health and healing...whole minds, bodies, souls...we need first to build on people's skills and talents within the community and for the community. 

Healing requires connection and relationship and makes room for creative engaged thoughtful minds that advance society. The REAL work and impact takes place with the people in our lives, our community, our neighbors, our friends. What I mean is that there is a barrier between the professional and the patient or client, one that cannot be helped and is built into our "system" and that barrier or professional role does not compare to the role of grandma, friend, neighbor, colleague who can step up and step in. That is my opinion.