In Bozeman, some philanthropists are helping others improve their mental health by buying them sessions of therapy
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Letting Go Of My Big Sister
June 22, 2018 // Family
Aging in America sucks, says Timothy Tate, but it doesn't have to be this way
Read MoreBeyond The Mountains People Tend To Shed Their Pretensions
June 5, 2018
Psychotherapist Timothy Tate heads to the Bucking Horse Sale in Miles City and ruminates on his first Montana home
Read MoreIn Tom Miner Basin, Horse As Extension Of Place And Self
May 20, 2018
For Julie Anderson, horses bring a grounding perspective in life in the wild Gallatins north of Yellowstone. Enjoy Louise Johns' new column and Western women and equines
Read MoreA Daughter's Ritual To Make Peace With Her Mother's Death
May 7, 2018
After losing her elder to dementia, this client of Timothy Tate finds relief in dreams and fire
Read MoreRemembering The Ties That Bind: A Daughter Copes With Her Mother's Dementia
April 19, 2018
Bozeman psychotherapist Timothy Tate helps a client work through the pain of watching her matriarch's memory fade
Read MoreOf Young Men And Reform School
April 1, 2018
In this age of firearm proliferation, how do we stop tragedy and who decides if a troubled teen can be healed?
Read MoreThat Which We Cannot Escape In Life
March 2, 2018
For psychotherapist Timothy Tate, the minister's son, dealing with death requires making peace with oneself
Read MoreBench Marks: The People And Places Lifting Us Up When We Are Down
February 13, 2018 // Community, Community Change
Psychotherapist Timothy Tate: It's tough work fighting to save the communities we love and finding ways to avert the trail of despair
Read MoreOf Dads And Mountain Daughters
January 30, 2018 // Community, Community Change, Culture
A foundational relationship in a woman’s life, its impacts lasting a lifetime
Read MoreThe Midlife Crisis Trilogy: To Live Or Die
December 28, 2017 // Community, Community Change
In the conclusion of Timothy Tate's series 'When Peter Pan Enters Middle Age', Walt faces his moment of truth
Read MoreEveryone Has An Opinion About Government But Many Citizens Would Flunk Civics
December 11, 2017
In this provocative column by Susan Marsh, she wonders aloud: If citizens are so ignorant about lots of things, are we expecting too much in asking them to know and care about public lands, wildlife and nature?
Read MoreA Mountain Town Man Hits The Wall Of A Midlife Crisis
December 4, 2017 // Community, Community Change
In Part 2 of Timothy Tate's series "When Peter Pan Enters Middle Age", Walt hits the couch behind The Blue Door
Read MoreWhen Peter Pan Enters Middle Age
November 21, 2017 // Community, Community Change
So full of vim and vigor in their youth, men in many mountain towns live lives based on athletic achievement, independence and focus on self—and then middle age delivers a crushing blow of reality
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