[Passions Take Many Forms] An "incredible thing"

Alex Rodriguez (a.k.a. A-Rod), one of the most popular, talented, and richest men in sports, said today that he has been in therapy for a while now. This is significant because of the example he is to millions of people. As a therapist, I am constantly met by resistance to therapy from some because people see it as something for people with "serious problems". Many people don't understand that therapy is a great resource for working through any of life's problems, even the normal problems of everyday life. Therapy is a safe environment and controlled environment. It's aim is not to make people feel bad about themselves or give meaningless advice, but to allow clients to develop a clearer view of the problem and potential solutions. (I've written more on this on my other blog.)

I hope that other people will be able to look at A-Rod's admission today as an indication that even the "best" and "most successful" of us can still benefit from therapy (not that A-Rod necessarily is those things, but he has that appearance to some). I hope that more people will think, "If someone as together as he seems to be can benefit from therapy, then maybe I can too."