Dr. Patricia Farrell – Medium

Dr. Patricia Farrell

Featured Book

How to Be Your Own Therapist: A Step-By-Step Guide to Taking Back Your Life

How to Be Your Own Therapist: A Step-By-Step Guide to Taking Back Your Life

How to Be Your Own Therapist provides tools to replace unhealthy behaviors with actions for satisfaction and success.

2004

Patricia Farrell

Patricia Farrell

Stories

Pinned

Published in

The Lawn You Love Is Killing Your Mental Health By Your Pesticide Use

Weeds and bugs are only two of the things you're killing because the most important thing you don’t think about is your mental health.

Jun 17, 2023

The Lawn You Love Is Killing Your Mental Health By Your Pesticide Use

Jun 17, 2023

Pinned

Published in

Doing Nothing, Including No 10K Steps, Is Good for Mental Health

Too often, we adhere to mandated wellness tips, some of which are baseless, to help maintain our mental and creative abilities. Forget much…

Jun 20, 2023

Doing Nothing, Including No 10K Steps, Is Good for Mental Health

Jun 20, 2023

Pinned

Published in

The Myth of the Gospel of 10,000 Steps Daily for Health

Myths abound in wellness, and the only way to handle them is by refuting them with science. This is one of the prevalent ones, so here…

Jun 21, 2023

The Myth of the Gospel of 10,000 Steps Daily for Health

Jun 21, 2023

Pinned

Published in

Grieve As You Must, and Break Free of Believing in the “Steps”

Too many therapists and their patients have been led to believe there’s a formula for grieving and that everyone must process the five…

Jun 25, 2023

Grieve As You Must, and Break Free of Believing in the “Steps”

Jun 25, 2023

Pinned

Published in

The “Evil” Therapist: Protecting yourself from those who might harm you

“While nothing is easier than to denounce the evildoer, nothing is more difficult than to understand him.” Dostoevsky

Sep 27, 2019

The “Evil” Therapist: Protecting yourself from those who might harm you

Sep 27, 2019

Published in

Want To Save Yourself and Your Mental Health? Here’s a New Solution: The Analog Bag

It’s often a simple solution that can work wonders for us, and freeing ourselves from “always-on” may be the key.

2d ago

Want To Save Yourself and Your Mental Health? Here’s a New Solution: The Analog Bag

2d ago

Published in

AI Presents Dangers That Hide With Incredible Ease

The warnings about AI fakery are so easy to dismiss, but the dangers must be recognized as the algorithms deceive with ease.

Nov 10

AI Presents Dangers That Hide With Incredible Ease

Nov 10

Published in

When Nothing Feels Good: Understanding Anhedonia

Exploring the science behind emotional numbness and the path toward renewal.

Nov 2

When Nothing Feels Good: Understanding Anhedonia

Nov 2

Published in

Changing Memory May Turn Healing Upside Down

If memory isn’t fixed and can be changed, dramatic advances in therapy are on the horizon.

Nov 1

Changing Memory May Turn Healing Upside Down

Nov 1

Published in

Heavy Drinking Expedites the Brain’s Quiet Unraveling and Destruction

From memory loss to mood instability, science shows alcohol’s damage runs deeper than most imagine.

Oct 25

Heavy Drinking Expedites the Brain’s Quiet Unraveling and Destruction

Oct 25

Dr. Patricia Farrell

Dr. Patricia Farrell

Book Author

Dr. Farrell is a psychologist, consultant, author, and member of SAG/AFTRA, interested in flash fiction writing and health (https://tinyurl.com/bdz45s8b).

Following

Help

Status

About

Careers

Press

Blog

Privacy

Rules

Terms

Text to speech