by Jackie Doyle | May 21, 2019 |
As a clinical psychologist working in a bariatric surgery department, I decided to attend one of our patient education seminars. Our department had been unusually busy and I hadn’t taken the time to meet new people coming to the seminar for some time. In these...
by Jackie Doyle | Dec 12, 2017 |
As a teenager I was a good girl and a dedicated student and yet sometimes my behavior puzzled my father. He loved to listen to classical music and wanted me to sit quietly and enjoy it with him. But I found it frustrating and intensely difficult to listen to music...
by Jackie Doyle | Jun 23, 2017 |
Jim sits down in my office and promptly declares, “The doctors think you can give me some strategies to stop my binging. I know why I eat,” he continues, “I’m lonely. . . I’m not sure that can be fixed.” My heart lurches as he speaks. Loneliness, ah yes, I know that...
by Jackie Doyle | Nov 15, 2016 |
I have to be honest, I don’t always walk my talk. I started this week planning to cancel a telephone appointment with my supervisor and mentor. “I have so much on”, I told her (writing this blog, a lecture at the end of week needs finishing off, etc, etc). I am...
