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Three days in November 1973 certainly could contend for the most stressful moments in my life. On the 28th of November Elaine and I wondered whether our first walk down the aisle was legitimate because the presiding priest my friend … Continue reading →

One of the realities one must face as a clinician in a city psychiatric unit is that many persons do not grow up in the idyllic family. Many of the patient’s issues I was convinced had a biochemical foundation, but … Continue reading →

Salvatore J. Tagliareni February 22 at 7:33pm · My dissertation was well on its way and hopefully I will be able to defend in November. Elaine and I have kept the economy alive this past year by flying back and … Continue reading →

All of my course work had been completed and now the final challenge was to write and defend a dissertation. This ,task has been a major obstacle through the halls of academia for many individuals and despite their intelligence to … Continue reading →

Toward the end of my doctoral studies thanks to Luigi Contini I had a marvelous consulting opportunity. Luigi and Mary Contini were dear friends from Westfield who were living in Northern California. Luigi had taken a position as a Vice … Continue reading →

Life continues to be quite hectic in San Diego and I find myself drifting more and more away from the life that I had known as a parish priest. I do not love the church any less than the day … Continue reading →

There are moments in life when you must smile because the unthinkable seems to happen regularly. I was asked much to my surprise to give a three day retreat to a group of cloistered sisters, and to be frank I … Continue reading →

After weeks of studying in Vienna my new mentor and friend Viktor invited me to join him on his visit to San Diego. He had been invited to spend the spring semester at the University and had arranged for me … Continue reading →

“Now that you know what happened you must be a witness.” With these words Dr. Viktor Frankl, a Nazi concentration camp survivor and author of Man’s Search for Meaning, radically changed my life. The Holocaust, which I had always regarded … Continue reading →

I came to the conclusion that somehow Dr.Viktor Frankl could be a lifeline in my time of need. I called the University of Vienna and asked to speak to Dr. Frankl. Much to my amazement he answered his phone and … Continue reading →