About the Author

Dr. Rapaport, a noted psychologist with a specialty in treating patients with diabetes and their families, has now written a chapbook that is more personal, closer to her heart. She has taken on the challenge many of us face today as we confront a world in which lies are rampant, in which the civility we once relied on to conduct our affairs seems to have disappeared. She does this by sharing her thoughts on how we can use psychological understanding to manage our emotions and those of our children in these difficult times. She describes techniques which can enable us to calm and soothe ourselves as well as prepare for action. But this book is not just about psychological insights. In her book Dr. Rapaport shares her wise, witty and also moving poetry with us, poetry which speaks to these same important issues. Dr. Rapaport is not just a practicing psychologist, professor, lecturer, and the author of 4 books. She is also a poet and a great believer in the power of expressing oneself through the writing process. She has long participated in a group of people who write poetry and share it with one another. Writing poetry for both pleasure and catharsis is important to Dr. Rapaport.