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Judy Tsafrir, M.D.

Holistic Adult and Child Psychiatry in Newton, MA

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Adventures in Holistic Adult and Child Psychiatry

"The stars are like letters that inscribe themselves at every moment in the sky. Everything in the world is full of signs. All events are coordinated. All things depend on each other. Everything breathes together." —Plotinus

"One only sees what one looks for, one only looks for what one knows." —Goethe

"I did then what I knew how to do. Now that I know better, I do better." —Maya Angelou

"Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change the world; indeed, it's the only thing that ever has." —Margaret Mead

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Freud, Jung and Brother David

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This week I saw the film “A Dangerous Method” about the relationship between two icons of psychoanalysis, Freud and Jung. Both men were geniuses and both very flawed as human beings. Freud’s intellectual approach to his colleagues was “my way or the highway”,  and Jung had sex with several of his patients.  I did not… [Continue reading]

GAPS and Safe Starches

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I love rice. All varieties, white and brown, short and long grain, nutty basmati and fragrant jasmine.  I adore the smell of it cooking. I love spicy Thai and Indian curries over mounds of rice, and even eating rice with just butter and salt. It’s the ultimate comfort food for me. Others have similar feelings… [Continue reading]