by Dr. Monty Knight | Mar 13, 2013 | Mental Health
In last week’s blog posting I wrote about the relationship between being “self aware” and being “well integrated,” which is also often termed being “congruent.” These qualities are characteristic of reasonably “mentally...
by Dr. Monty Knight | Dec 20, 2012 | Mental Health
A few weeks ago while driving in my truck, I was, as usual, listening to National Public Radio. And I picked up on a program where some mental health professionals were discussing what they termed “moral injury” in relation to PTSD (Post-Traumatic Stress...
by Dr. Monty Knight | Jul 26, 2012 | Mental Health
For the sake of continuity, this week I’m returning to a portion of my book, Balanced Living: Don’t Let Your Strength Become Your Weakness (Wipf and Stock, 2009), pp. 40-41. Two weeks ago, I shared, from an introduction to the book’s signature...
by drmontyknight | Nov 17, 2011 | Mental Health
I was on the phone the other day with my buddy, a Penn State alum. He is one of our nation’s “greatest generation,” having had his college career interrupted by his service in World War II. Our conversation could just as well have been about the...
by drmontyknight | Oct 27, 2011 | Mental Health
I wouldn’t wish it on my worst enemy–what happened to the University of South Carolina’s great sophomore running back, Marcus Lattimore, who suffered a season-ending knee injury when the Gamecocks played at Mississippi State in a recent college...
by drmontyknight | Oct 6, 2011 | Mental Health
My receding hairline these days reveals a small blue spot above my forehead. And sometimes I’m asked what it is. I explain that it is pencil lead. When I was a 14-year-old high school freshman, an older kid stuck a pencil in my head, a reminder of which my...
