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New York City licensed mental health counselor Irene Rosenberg Javors takes a look at what 's really going on in our collective psyche in Culture Notes: Essays on Sane Living, a collection of a decade 's worth of columns for Annals of the American Psychotherapy Association that touches on topics ranging from the challenges of aging to the tragedies of the 9/11 attacks. Within her plainspoken essays, the reader finds a prescription for sane living to counteract the negative messages with which society continually bombards us. While some are geared for the author 's peers in the mental health profession, practically anyone can benefit from a dose of what Javors recommends: moderation, compassion, critical thinking, and resiliency in the face of life 's challenges.