JAcosta

                 

J. Acosta is a writer and practicing clinical psychotherapist. She has written two books: THE WORST IS OVER (2002, Jodere) and THE NEXT OSAMA (2006). Her third is due to come out some time next year and she is currently in the middle of her fourth. She has her practice in New Mexico with her canine therapeutic assistants. She has worked with anxiety and fear in patients for twenty years. She has watched it, felt it, wrote about it, and helped heal people from it. As a result, she has learned a few things about fear, particularly that growing epidemic she calls VIRAL FEAR.

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14 Articles

Thursday, January 11, 2007
The Right To Expect? The Demands & Disappointments of Infertility
(1 comments) Do we have any "rights" when it comes to fertility? Have our expectations and ambitions gotten in the way?

Thursday, January 11, 2007
Leading with Love: What Training My Dogs Taught Me About Working With Children
(3 comments)

Thursday, January 11, 2007
It Could Happen Tomorrow: Fear-Based Resolutions for a Happy New Year

Wednesday, January 10, 2007
Viral Fear: The Disease of the American Soul
There is a wonderful interpretation of mankind's fall from Eden by Scott Hahn. He asks the question so many of us forget to ask: While Eve was trying to fend off the serpent's temptations, where was Adam?

Saturday, January 6, 2007
It Could Happen Tomorrow: Fear Based Resolutions For A Happy New Year
What motivates our resolutions? Are we better off with them or without them?

Saturday, January 6, 2007
Viral Fear: The Disease of the American Soul
What is the price we pay for being fearful -- mentally, emotionally, and physically? What has it done to the American spirit?

Saturday, January 6, 2007
It Could Happen Tomorrow: Fear-Based Resolutions for a Happy New Year
What's the point in making resolutions? What's the motivation? Are you better off with them or without them?

Monday, December 18, 2006
And What Exactly Is An Enlightened Panic?
Can faith and fear exist in the same space? Can we be paralyzed by viral fear and still act to protect ourselves?

Saturday, December 16, 2006
What Exactly Is An Enlightened Panic?
(4 comments) And who are the people who justify viral fear by calling it an "enlightened panic?"

Friday, December 15, 2006
Dancing with Dogs: The Necessary Art of Leading
What working with dogs has taught me about working with just about everything else.

Thursday, December 14, 2006
The New Language of Medicine
The principles of Verbal First Aid can help heal and save lives. Learn what to say when you need words the most.

Thursday, December 14, 2006
How To Know What You Know
Do you listen to that small inner voice that tells you to turn right or turn left or stop and wait? Do you even hear it? This article teaches you how to be your own best mentor.

Sunday, December 10, 2006
Viral Fear and The State of National Insecurity
(6 comments) What makes media-induced fear so destructive? What makes us so susceptible?

Thursday, December 7, 2006
A Manner of Speaking: Words That Heal, Words That Harm
Sticks and stones CAN break your bones and so can WORDS. See how.

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