The Interpreted Rock

 By Stephen C. Schultz Having worked in the mental health field since 1985, I have certainly been exposed to many of the theorists associated with psychology and the therapeutic field. I have been formally trained as a drug and alcohol counselor, have run groups, assessed those in need of care, and assisted families through painful interventions as well as joyous reunions with loved ones. One of the pioneers in the field of psychology was Carl Rogers. My family recently went through a harrowing and somewhat traumatic experience with my youngest daughter. While her experience was not a mental health crisis, there were mental health aspects associated with her time in the hospital that all of us had to work through. My daughter, at age eleven, was diagnosed with epilepsy. She has struggled with one to three seizures a week since then. She is now in her early 20's. Occasionally, she would go a week or two without a seizure. In January of 2025, she began the day with seizures coming ou...