5/29-Post Infidelity Stress Disorder

Dr. Dennis Ortman, author of "Transcending Post-Infidelity Stress Disorder: The Six Stages of Healing", is also a licensed psychologist in private practice, welcomes those suffering emotional or mental pain. He works with adolescents, adults, and couples to find relief from their suffering, happiness, and a renewed life.

Dr. Ortman received his doctorate in clinical psychology from the University of Detroit-Mercy and has a graduate degree in theology. He has extensive experience working with those who are addicted and with those struggling with issues on the border between psychology and spirituality. He has published two books on treating those with emotional and substance abuse problems and a third book on recovery from the trauma of infidelity through the power of forgiveness.

Dr. Ortman provides a full range of psychological services in a safe, confidential, and comfortable office setting in Sterling Heights, Michigan. He accepts most major insurances. Consultation with and referral to psychiatrists for a medical assessment are also available in the same office building.

His goal in treatment, through mutual exploration, is to relieve suffering and restore peace of mind by helping the individual understand and accept themselves, with all of their conflicting thoughts, feelings, and desires. On the basis of a secure self-understanding, the person is better able to make important decisions, realize their potential, and have more satisfying relationships.

In the process of learning about themselves and accepting personal responsibility, healing and growth occur. The final result of therapy is the ability to live whole-heartedly in the present moment, putting one’s whole self into their life, work, and relationships. Dr. Ortman tells his patients that the purpose of therapy is not to create an improved version of themselves, but to see themselves differently and relax with who they are. Therapy involves recognizing and letting go of those obstacles to whole-hearted self-acceptance.

http://dennisortman.com

May 22nd Guest: Dr. Dennis Ortman

Dr. Dennis Ortman, author of "Transcending Post-Infidelity Stress Disorder: The Six Stages of Healing", is also a licensed psychologist in private practice, welcomes those suffering emotional or mental pain. He works with adolescents, adults, and couples to find relief from their suffering, happiness, and a renewed life.

Dr. Ortman received his doctorate in clinical psychology from the University of Detroit-Mercy and has a graduate degree in theology. He has extensive experience working with those who are addicted and with those struggling with issues on the border between psychology and spirituality. He has published two books on treating those with emotional and substance abuse problems and a third book on recovery from the trauma of infidelity through the power of forgiveness.

Dr. Ortman provides a full range of psychological services in a safe, confidential, and comfortable office setting in Sterling Heights, Michigan. He accepts most major insurances. Consultation with and referral to psychiatrists for a medical assessment are also available in the same office building.

His goal in treatment, through mutual exploration, is to relieve suffering and restore peace of mind by helping the individual understand and accept themselves, with all of their conflicting thoughts, feelings, and desires. On the basis of a secure self-understanding, the person is better able to make important decisions, realize their potential, and have more satisfying relationships.

In the process of learning about themselves and accepting personal responsibility, healing and growth occur. The final result of therapy is the ability to live whole-heartedly in the present moment, putting one’s whole self into their life, work, and relationships. Dr. Ortman tells his patients that the purpose of therapy is not to create an improved version of themselves, but to see themselves differently and relax with who they are. Therapy involves recognizing and letting go of those obstacles to whole-hearted self-acceptance.

http://dennisortman.com

May 15 Guest: Carla Malden

Carla Malden grew up in Los Angeles, graduated from the Oakwood School in North Hollywood, and later graduated Phi Beta Kappa and Magna Cum Laude from U.C.L.A., with a B.A. in English. She worked in the film industry, both in production and development. Later, she and husband Laurence Starkman wrote 12 feature-film screenplays, worked as rewrite guns-for-hire on various projects and penned and produced the short romantic comedy WHIT & CHARM, which won several awards. They also wrote and created a series of Cine Golden Eagle Award-winning art history films. She is currently completing her first novel—as well as a children’s book illustrated by her daughter, Cami Starkman, who attends the American Film Institute in Los Angeles. Her web site is www.carlamalden.com

Along with her father, Academy Award-winning actor Karl Malden (A STREETCAR NAMED DESIRE), Carla also co-authored his critically acclaimed memoir, WHEN DO I START?, published by Simon & Schuster.

Emmy-winning (HUFF) actress Blythe Danner declares, “I truly want everyone to read this glorious book. Carla Malden traces her awful journey with such precision and care, expressing the emotions between the exhilaration of hope and the darkness of reality so powerfully that her eloquence turns grief into poetry and enlightenment. As a consequence, we evolve with her into a deeper understanding of what love and the human condition are.”

“Malden has done something wonderful, important, moving, truthful and wise,” says author Donald Spoto (POSSESSED: THE LIFE OF JOAN CRAWFORD). Children’s author Susan Cooper (THE GREY KING) calls AFTERIMAGE “a haunting story of love and loss, and a demonstration of the courage required to put a broken life together again.”

“There is something life-affirming about turning the most devastating experience into art,” Carla says. “The process is empowering and gives you the beginning of some forward momentum. From being thrown into the crucible of widowhood, I was forced to discover how strong I am. Today, nearly four years after Laurence’s death, I have built myself a wonderful life—though it was constructed around a giant hole.”

www.carlamalden.com

May 1 Guest: Verna M. Chase

According to the U. S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, there were 99,000 K-12 public schools across 13,800 school districts in the 2008-2009 school year.

More than 49 million children attend public schools in the United States. That's 9 in every 10 U.S. students in grades kindergarten through 12 (K-12). In contrast, about 5.8 million U.S. students are enrolled in K-12 private schools.

The National Center for Education Statistics projects that enrollment in K-12 public schools will rise to 53.3 million by 2016.

One of the important characteristics of the public schools is that they are accountable to the public. Like most organizations that receive funding from outside sources, public schools are directly accountable to the people who provide them with the money they need to operate -the public.

Public schools depend on public funding and therefore are directly accountable to the public. This means that schools have a responsibility to inform parents and the community about how students are performing, and provide the community with opportunities to engage and provide input.

As a taxpayer, it is your right to ensure that your tax dollars are being spent wisely, and demanding that all kids have quality schools is one way to do that. Unfortunately, teachers and teaching have been the subject of unrelenting criticism over the past years. I believe we fail to recognize the increasing complexity and responsibility of education our children and youth.

The landscape of the classroom of the 21st century is so different than the past. It is not difficult to understand why school teachers and administrators are susceptible to stress and burnout. This is not a simple problem. Much of the criticism I believe borders on ‘victim blaming’.

Stress and burnout are so prevalent that they have an enormous detrimental effect on the teaching -learning process. Even the most talented and committed teacher or administrator may grow disillusioned and perform far below their maximum potential.

As a society we undervalue teaching as a profession. What have you done lately to support and recognize the contributions teachers make in your community?

Tune in to crntalk.com/stressreliefradio to hear a discussion of the issue and solutions from the May 1st show with our guest, Verna Chase, author of upcoming book for teachers.