About Barry Rich, Ph.D
Five Rules for Happiness
- Free your heart from hatred.
- Free your mind from worries.
- Live Simply.
- Give More.
- Expect less.
My overall philosophy is really rather simple. At some time or another in our lives, whether we are 15 or 50, we all get stuck, or 'fall into a hole.' I am
just like you, perhaps with a few thoughts, techniques and abilities at my disposal that you do not have, simply because you have not had the training.
I view myself as a counsellor, a guide, a consultant, and a facilitator in the process of helping people to release and liberate themselves from life's
difficulties. I consider our relationship a mutual one, where, hopefully, I learn as much from you as you do from me.
I have deliberately pursued a multi-faceted clinical practice as opposed to specializing in one field. In almost all cases, and situations, the relationship
between us that will hopefully unfold and grow as we work together is the heart and soul of all therapy, no matter what the issue.
The Two Wolves (A Cherokee Tale)
A Cherokee elder was teaching his grandchildren about life.
He said to them, "A fight is going on inside me...it is a terrible fight between two wolves.
One wolf represents fear, anger, envy, sorrow, regret, greed, arrogance, hatefulness, and lies.
The other stands for joy, peace, love, hope, humbleness, kindness, friendship, generosity, faith, and truth.
This same fight is going on inside of you, and inside every other person, too."
The children thought about it for a minute. Then one child asked his grandfather,
"Which wolf will win?"
The Cherokee elder replied...
"The one you feed."
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