“Bullies are ultimately unhappy people who try to inflict pain and hate on others and are to be pitied. Once you realize that, their words can no longer hurt you.” PeopleTryingPainHateRealizingHurtUnhappyBullyHappy PeopleUnhappy People Author:Frankie J. Grande
“For years we've been treating men and women as though the only differences had to do with our sexual organs. The field of Gender-Specific Medicine was launched by cardiologist Marianne J. Legato, M.D. in 1997 when she recognized that a gender-neutral approach could be harmful to both men and women.” MenYearsDifferencesFieldsApproachMen And WomenMedicineGenderOrgansCardiologist Author:Jed Diamond
“It was long assumed that heart disease manifested the same in men and women. But Dr. Legato found that men may experience the classic symptoms of chest pain that radiates down the left arm. Women often have symptoms including shortness of breath, nausea or vomiting, and back or jaw pain. A gender-neutral approach left many women under-diagnosed and under-treated and as a result many women died needlessly.” MenHeartMayLongPainFoundLeftResultsArmsDiseaseApproachMen And WomenDiedBreathsIncludingGenderTreatedClassicChestsDrsSymptomsHeart DiseaseNauseaVomitingShortness Author:Jed Diamond
“My own work on depression demonstrated that men and women often have different symptoms, with males often becoming more irritable, angry, and aggressive when they are depressed, while women show the more inward symptoms such as sadness, helplessness, and hopelessness.” MenDifferentShowsMy OwnSadnessBecomingMen And WomenAngryMalesAggressiveInwardSymptomsHopelessnessHelplessnessBecoming More Author:Jed Diamond
“Looking at health through a gender lens is the first step to a more helpful and personalized approach to healing.” FirstsHealingStepsApproachGenderHelpfulFirst StepsLensesPersonalized Author:Jed Diamond
“Psychotherapy is a practice that many different professional disciplines engage. Psychiatrists are also medical doctors and increasingly offer medication and do less and less actual therapy.” DifferentPracticeDisciplineOffersDoctorsMedicalTherapyPsychiatristMedicationPsychotherapyMedical Doctor Author:Jed Diamond
“For me, the term "psychotherapy" is limiting. It implies that we work with mind and emotions, but excludes the body and pays scant attention to the spirit, soul, and broader environmental issues.” MindSoulBodySpiritTermPayEmotionAttentionIssuesEnvironmentalPsychotherapyEnvironmental Issues Author:Jed Diamond
“When someone comes to me seeking help I want to learn everything I can about them. I'm interested in their physical, emotional, interpersonal, social, sexual, economic, and spiritual aspects of their well-being. I want to know about their hopes and dreams as well as their stresses, fears, and challenges.” KnowsWantWellsI CanHelpingDreamSpiritualSocialChallengesEconomicEmotionalAspectStressSeekingWell BeingHopes And DreamsInterpersonalSeeking Help Author:Jed Diamond
“The subtlety of nature is greater many times over than the subtlety of the senses and understanding.” UnderstandingNatureGreaterSensesSubtlety Author:Francis Bacon