by Dr. Christine M. Silverstein | Feb 11, 2025 | Ideal Performance
Adapted from: Wrestling Through Adversity The restraints of time From the Dark Ages, the treatment of those mentally ill has progressed from chaining to a wall those afflicted with mental disturbances who never saw the light of day, and from the reports as late as the...
by Dr. Christine M. Silverstein | Feb 4, 2025 | Ideal Performance
Dr. Christine M. Silverstein Adapted from: Wrestling Through Adversity Taking the frost out of the bite During a very frosty winter’s day, a colleague of mine, who is an animal activist, heard the loud cry of a bird outside her home, and since it persisted for some...
by Dr. Christine M. Silverstein | Feb 4, 2025 | Ideal Performance
By Dr. Christine M. Silverstein Adapted from: Wrestling Through Adversity It was New Year’s Eve 2024, and my husband and I were quietly eating our last celebratory feast of the year at a restaurant across from the Metropolitan Opera in New York City, after we had...
by Dr. Christine M. Silverstein | Jan 6, 2025 | Ideal Performance
Adapted from: Wrestling Through Adversity At this time of the year, everyday people, like you, begin to think of what their goals are for their New Year’s resolutions and ask themselves what they would like to accomplish in the upcoming months. This process takes time...
by Dr. Christine M. Silverstein | Jan 6, 2025 | Ideal Performance
Adapted from: Wrestling Through Adversity Have you ever reflected on how the location of where you lived as a child and who your parents were helped you to evolve into the person you are today and taught you how to navigate life, whether you are a teacher, a...
by Dr. Christine M. Silverstein | Jan 2, 2025 | Ideal Performance
Adapted from Wrestling Through Adversity Miscarriages of Justice Last year it was particularly egregious to witness the maternal death of women after having a miscarriage. While telling their stories of miscarriage in plain view, we could all see them on TV. Other...
