By Rich Simon As therapists, many of us practice in two different worlds. In the first, we see polite, well-behaved, articulate clients with solid values. They engage fully in therapy, talk cogently about their problems, listen attentively to our responses, make reasonably good-faith efforts to follow our suggestions, and sooner or later get better. No wonder we genuinely like these people! 
Refeathering the Nest
From Dutiful Daughter to Self-Aware Caregiver
Katy Butler • When families become stressed by a member's long-term care needs, it's easy to continue the usual relationship patterns and perpetuate long-standing resentments. But sometimes it's possible to learn new ways of being and interacting.
Caring for the Caregiver
Katy Butler • Those who care for ailing family members often are undertaking a marathon, not a sprint.
Reliable Witness
What it Takes to be with Your Clients to the End
Barry J. Jacobs • Few of us instinctively know what to do and say when families are confronting the death of a loved one. But we can start by being with them in the struggle.
Winter Passage
Acknowledging Spirituality in Life's Final Journey
David Seaburn • Drawing on spiritual resources can ease the pain and sorrow of death for client and therapist alike.
Hello, Darkness
Discovering our Values by Confronting Our Fears
Steven Hayes • Learning to accept our fears as guideposts to who we really want to be.
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