Popcorn, Bourbon and a Diagnosis
A Story of Cancer Survival My introduction to the world of cancer began when I was a young girl. Dinner conversations often included what head and neck tumors my father had seen that day in his clinic — woven seamlessly between my stories about school and my siblings’ adventures. Like the time my brother accidentally […]
Narcissist in Fiction: A Psychotherapist’s Twist in The General’s Princess
What happens when a seasoned psychotherapist turns author? You get characters so psychologically rich, they practically leap off the page—and sometimes, they make your skin crawl. In The General’s Princess, author and retired therapist Caryn Hacker-Buechel brings decades of clinical experience to her fiction, most notably in the form of one chillingly unforgettable character: a […]