Chris MorkidesMay 11, 202313 minThe Paris Diaries - Days 1-6DAY ONE I’m sitting on the balcony of my Paris apartment, looking up at the Eiffel Tower, and I see girders. The same Eiffel Tower that...
Chris MorkidesMay 10, 202310 minThe Paris Diaries - Days 7-12DAY SEVEN Alisa and I are celebrating our 20th anniversary tonight at La Place Royale, a restaurant on the Places de Vosges. It probably...
Chris MorkidesApr 18, 202310 minEmbracing the realities of retirementIt turns out that retirement is about master planning. And maintaining social networks. And finding meaning.
Chris MorkidesApr 18, 20236 minBreaking the cycle of addiction and crimeDrug courts essentially meld two different approaches for dealing with substance abuse.
Chris MorkidesApr 18, 20238 minMeasuring counselor successDoes therapy really work? Evidence-based practice and the testing of the efficacy of counseling modalities is a response to that question.
Chris MorkidesApr 18, 20237 minFrom burning bright to simply burned outWhat is burnout? What leads to it? How can it be treated? And, perhaps most important, how can counselors avoid it?