Huntington Beach, CA 11/8/18, First talk given by Eckhart Tolle: Disclaimer: These are the notes I typed up right after hearing the talk and before I could forget the content. I have not had time to re-read or edit these notes, however, I feel an urgency to publish them in the blog – probably because…

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Question: My husband does not understand my emotional needs and is not supportive of me. Whenever I try to tell him this, he gets a look on his face and says “there is actually no issue, you are overreacting.” He also holds grudges and brings up old resentments when we fight instead of listening to…

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Almost two years ago I wrote a response to a 13 year old girl who was being abused by her twin brother (https://advice.doctorbeheshti.com/sibling-abuse-among-twins/). Recently I received an email from a 16 year old girl with very similar problems. The question that I received greatly troubles me, and I would have reported this to Child Protective Services…

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The British Medical Journal (BMJ) just published a new study with disturbing information. A class of medications called Benzodiazepines which are commonly used by doctors of all specialties to treat anxiety has been found to increase the risk of developing Alzheimer’s disease later in life. What are Benzodiazepines? Benzodiazepines are a group of medications that are used by doctors across…

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The Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA) has initiated a National Take Back Day. On April 26th, 2014, you can take your unused and expired old medications to designated places and turn them in to be disposed of. See their webpage below for more information: http://www.deadiversion.usdoj.gov/drug_disposal/takeback/index.html Currently we do not have any good guidelines for getting rid of…

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A young woman has reached her menses, and feels that her mother does not care about this milestone in her life. She is asking where to turn. Dear Doctor Life Advice, I am nineteen years old and I just got my very first period. I told my mother, but she does not seem to care.…

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There are different opinions on the subject of recovering from addiction and treating heroin and other opioid dependencies with medications. With the recent death of Philip Seymore Hoffman, the topic of heroin addiction has been getting a lot of attention in the news. In this article I share my opinions about using medications to treat…

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