We could all use a little movie therapy

I was thinking the other day about therapy. There are so many different kinds of therapies for our ailments; physical, mental, emotional, spiritual, physiological, etc. I was thinking about combo therapies that really help when the mental and emotional are intertwined. First thing that came to mind was music therapy. Music therapy is used worldwide to help people battle, heal, grow and embrace new lives. I listen to a lot of music and it’s been my savior over the years’. From Sigur Ros to Rage Against The Machine, music has allowed me to gracefully "most of the time" go through break-ups, disappointments, and life’s little surprises. That being said, music has been a conduit that has shepherded me through a tough time, but hasn’t necessarily been an igniter that changed my trajectory. Those moments have almost always come from movies. Movies have given me perspective, educated me and brought on dramatic shifts in my life trajectory. There are a few artists out there that have broken through and done that, but this is not about them; it’s about the movies that could potentially change you life. Movies that give you cause for pause. Movies that bleed through your skin and fasten themselves tightly around the brain, heart or soul.

There are different cross roads we encounter, so I have assembled a list of movies that correlate with some of the main cross roads. Maybe you are dealing with one of them and are in immediate need to some perspective.....You never know!

First Love Ends: My Girl or Notebook or Silk You get cheated on: Legends of the Fall, Walk the Line, He’s just not that into you, John Tucker Must Die When you thought you knew your partner: The Crying Game You lose your job: Up in the Air or Company Men or How Stella Got her Groove back You have a shitty family: American History X or The Fighter or Parent You have absentee douchebag parents: The Heart is Decietful Above all things You want to explore psychedelics—you know what I am taking about! : Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas You hate your job: Office Space, Fight Club, Reality Bites You feel like you have no purpose in life: Good Will Hunting or Crash (Haggis) You are afraid to fall in love “again”: Romeo & Juliet (Baz Lurman) or Braveheart Your think your job is the most important thing in the world: Scrooged, King’s Speech You have lost your sense of humor: Basketball, Old School You don’t know how to make friends: I love you man When you think your job sucks: Sunshine Cleaning When you think you have it really bad: Once Were Warriors or The Shawshank Redemption If you are thinking of a career in modeling: Zoolander or Gia When you think you have made the wrong career choice: Legally Blond or Working Girl or Wall Street When all the women at the office are bit#he* : All about Eve, Mean Girls You’ve lost your inspiration: The Neverending Story, Transformers (emm, because it's awesome)