TalkDoctors, LLC

TalkDoctors, LLC I provide face-to-face, phone, and on-line services to help you with your mental health, marital, couple, and family needs.

I make use of traditional therapeutic methods, education, coaching, and spiritual teaching to assist you with such concerns. Helping marriages and couples survive and flourish is one of my passions. As a licensed Marriage and Family Therapist in Hawaii and California, I have provided marriage counseling for nearly twenty five years with an ever-growing belief that nearly all marriages are worth fighting for, and that couples often do not realistically consider what life would be like if they divorced. The disposable mentality now permeating our culture makes it difficult for couples to sustain life long intimacy and commitment, but I believe that most couples can succeed if they make saving their marriage their highest priority. As a therapist, I work with people’s strengths rather than emphasizing their weaknesses. I help them see that what they experience as the problem may well be a step toward the solution. We often laugh, cry, and ponder together because we are all people with hearts, minds, and experiences. I am gentle yet direct, sometimes leading and sometimes observing while you lead each other. Being welcomed into the sacredness of a marriage is, for me, both an honor and a privilege. Helping you create a sanctuary of trust and safety within which you can face those challenges and fears together, within which each of you can take responsibility for your part in the solution, is something I would love to do.

Aloha, hope you have a thankful Thursday filled with needs supplied and a rising tide, vision wide looking deep inside, ...
11/27/2025

Aloha, hope you have a thankful Thursday filled with needs supplied and a rising tide, vision wide looking deep inside, with a self fulfilling cornucopia sprawling out within the blinking eyes of those denied ...

I am thankful for you, and relish our future collaborations of raising the vibration, with compassion, kindness and love, into the consciousness of unity. I am also thankful for the earth’s bounty, and its original stewards, from every region and culture.

In the tapestry of life, threads intertwine,
Gratitude weaves a pattern divine,
Compassion, like a beacon so bright,
Guiding souls through the darkest night,
Kindness flows like a gentle stream,
Nourishing hearts, fulfilling a dream,
Love’s vibration, a cosmic dance,
Uniting all in a sacred trance,
Earth’s bounty, a gift beyond measure,
Sustaining life, a priceless treasure,
To stewards and ancients, wise and true,
We offer things long overdue,
From every culture, every land,
Wisdom passed from hand to hand,
In unity we find our strength,
Embracing diversity at length,
Through collaboration we ascend,
Raising vibrations, hearts to mend,
And with gratitude we find our way,
To a brighter, more compassionate day.

I am thankful for you, and relish our future collaborations of raising the vibration, with compassion, kindness and love, into the consciousness of unity. I am also thankful for the earth’s bounty, and its original stewards, from every region and culture.

Harvest festivals come in many codes and colors, such as our Korean Chuseok, German Erntedankafest, Japanese Niinane-sai, Ukrainian Obzhynky, Palestinian Mawsim al-zaytoun, and countless others.

Within many countries and cultures there are multiple and complex perspectives linked to such nationally recognized events. For example, in some Native American tribes, the U.S. thanksgiving holiday is viewed as a day of mourning, reflecting on historical violence and cultural erasure. Some use it as a day to discuss historical accuracy and reconciliation. Since we are as much them as I am you and you are me, we must strive to balance the individual or popular practice with the unity of the whole.

I am thankful for you, and relish our future collaborations of raising the vibration, with compassion, kindness and love, into the consciousness of unity. I am also thankful for the earth’s bounty, and its original stewards, from every region and culture.

And since I fervently believe these things to be true, it seems like, of my songs, “I Believe” was chosen here for you ...

“I Believe” offers a cosmic pop vibe with a jazz structure and spiritual focus, and, according to Billy Ray, reflects the things that he believes. After hear...

Aloha, hope you have a wisteria Wednesday filled with cascading bouquets and enfolding soleil, acquiescent delays for ir...
11/26/2025

Aloha, hope you have a wisteria Wednesday filled with cascading bouquets and enfolding soleil, acquiescent delays for irresistible sway, with catatonic elocution riding shotgun on an up and coming stage display ...

Currently, in the U.S., nearly half of women and more than 40% of men experience intimate partner violence in their lifetime. Every minute, 32 people face such brutality. According to July 2022 statistics, 31% of Americans had contracted covid19. So domestic partner violence is more prevalent, on a continuous basis, than even a major pandemic, which is only temporary. Such ongoing violence has insidiously crept up on us, woven into the fabric of a narcissistic culture seeking power and control over others. These are real people, usually somehow vulnerable, and we need to make the invisible violence visible.

Silent screams echo through walls of shame,
A pandemic more pervasive than the one we name,
Bruises hidden, spirits crushed, hearts in pain,
We must Break the cycle, cut through the chain.
Rise up, speak out, let your voice be heard,
For too long this violence has been blurred,
Empower the vulnerable, shine light on the dark,
Together we’ll ignite change, create a new mark.
Invisible no more, we stand united and strong,
Fighting for those who suffered too long,
Reach out your hand, offer shelter and care,
Show survivors their not alone in this affair.
It’s time to act to make the invisible seen,
To build a world where love reigns supreme.
Let compassion guide us, let courage lead the way,
As we forge a future free of this hidden fray.

Currently, in the U.S., nearly half of women and more than 40% of men experience intimate partner violence in their lifetime. Every minute, 32 people face such brutality. According to July 2022 statistics, 31% of Americans had contracted covid19. So domestic partner violence is more prevalent, on a continuous basis, than even a major pandemic, which is only temporary. Such ongoing violence has insidiously crept up on us, woven into the fabric of a narcissistic culture seeking power and control over others. These are real people, usually somehow vulnerable, and we need to make the invisible violence visible.

Here’s a song, “I Couldn’t Tell You,” about a woman who broke free from such abuse, along with the method she used to do it ...

Billy Ray Norris's album "A Little Dose of Heaven" released on Earth Day April 22, 2022! 🤠

Aloha, hope you have a tempered Tuesday filled with attainable goals and multilinear moles, blue giant bedrolls from emp...
11/25/2025

Aloha, hope you have a tempered Tuesday filled with attainable goals and multilinear moles, blue giant bedrolls from empathetic wormholes, with parodies of melodies under canopies of harmonies for allegorical souls ...

Smoking is a commutable death sentence, causes cancer, and breaks up families. Instead of living on death row, putting your loved ones at risk, and dying prematurely, why not make a saner choice and let it go.

Wisps of gray, a silent siren’s call, beckoning with false promises of calm;
Each drag a step toward the precipice, family ties fraying like a worn out rope;
Lungs once pink now charred and weary, gasping for air in a self made haze;
The choice to quit, a flickering ember, threatening to ignite a brighter dawn;
In the mirror a stranger’s face etched with lines of regret and time;
But hope’s stubborn seed takes root, whispering of renewal, of life reclaimed;
The final cigarette, a farewell kiss, to a lover both cruel and kind;
Ashes to ashes, a phoenix rises, breathing deep the air of second chances.

Smoking is a commutable death sentence, causes cancer, and breaks up families. Instead of living on death row, putting your loved ones at risk, and dying prematurely, why not make a saner choice and let it go.

When in my first year of college, in my very first class, the director of the music program offered all students a deal: “If you quit smoking and maintain it throughout the semester, I’ll raise your grade by one grade point.” Both of his parents, heavy smokers, died of lung cancer when he was a child, and I could feel both the sincerity and pain of his offering. I had been smoking for about 2 years at the time, gave it up, and have never returned to the habit. He helped save the lives of many, as he offered this every year, and I so appreciate his service and his love! Can’t offer you a higher grade, only a poem, a prayer and a song ...

Smoking is a commutable death sentence, causes cancer, and breaks up families. Instead of living on death row, putting your loved ones at risk, and dying prematurely, why not make a saner choice and let it go.

And here’s a country rock ballad, “It’s Complicated," for those with the courage to take the necessary risks to honor and care for themselves …

Billy Ray Norris's album "A Little Dose of Heaven" released on Earth Day April 22, 2022! 🤠

Aloha, hope you have a magical Monday filled with animation juice and a north-to-south caboose, creation on the loose fr...
11/24/2025

Aloha, hope you have a magical Monday filled with animation juice and a north-to-south caboose, creation on the loose from what angels would deduce, with syndicated sausages turning green as whispers promulgate the open noose ...

Envy points to ego-insecurity, and may be accompanied by superficiality, betrayal, or frozen waffles.

Green-eyed whispers dance on fickle breezes, tickling egos with feather-light praise.
A carousel of smiles spinning with ease, as compliments bloom like summer bouquets.
But beneath the laughter a storm is brewing, insecurity’s clouds gather and loom.
The merry-go-round begins its undoing, as the envy cyclone threatens to consume.
Friendship’s tightrope sways in gale force gusts.
Bipolar winds shift from warm to cold, will they lift you up or leave you in dust?
This weather cannot be controlled, so dance in the breeze.
but hold on tight, for in an envy storm even kites take flight.

Envy points to ego-insecurity, and may be accompanied by superficiality, betrayal, or frozen waffles.

If you connect with someone who you later realize has an insatiable hunger for attention, always has to be right, and sits in judgment as the authority over all; as long as you feed their ego or help them look good to others you’ll be their BFF — their go-to call. But woe to us all if you grow weary of the ruse, and perish the thought if attention or sweet praise is flung to you! As they flicker green, they’ll likely pull away, talk s**t behind your back, flip their narrative when it comes to you — until the next time, when, as if nothing happened, it’s back to BFFs again. How long? You deserve better. I hope you claim it. If you remain in a “friendship" with someone like this, then you might want to ask yourself why, and start dealing with your own insecurities.

Envy points to ego-insecurity, and may be accompanied by superficiality, betrayal, or frozen waffles.

And here’s one of my 2022 songs, “Waitin’ For You,” a sonic testament to the timeless truth that real things can take a long, long time ...

Billy Ray Norris's album "A Little Dose of Heaven" released on Earth Day April 22, 2022! 🤠

Aloha, hope you have a sweet, serene Sunday filled with combustible dreams and under-grounded e-zines, enraptured suprem...
11/23/2025

Aloha, hope you have a sweet, serene Sunday filled with combustible dreams and under-grounded e-zines, enraptured supremes from enigmatic cuisines, with supernatural salivation breaking down communication under Dorian themes ...

Denial opens the doorway to darkness, pursuant to the objects of its avoidance, within the self and those closest to it.

Shadows creep, as truth retreats, behind walls of self deception,
darkness grows, a silent thief, stealing light from introspection.
Malignity takes root, displacing hope, in fertile soil of fact evasion,
affecting self, and those we love, with its insidious aspiration.
But truth, a patient warrior, waits beyond our fragile shield,
waiting to embrace and heal, when we at last decide to yield.

Denial opens the doorway to darkness, pursuant to the objects of its avoidance, within the self and those closest to it.

If you’re living in denial, because its a more comfortable place to hang, you could be letting darkness seize and rule your life. Consider how the woman, in denial of her husband’s profound condescension and control, is sacrificing her goals, dreams and dignity while strengthening his narcissism. And if they have kids, does this avoidance and denial extend to them? Is it a systemic elephant in the room that leaves a child dysphorically dismembered, in isolation, until they disappear? You might be great at seeing the denial of others, but what about yours? Could it hurt to take a look?

Denial opens the doorway to darkness, pursuant to the objects of its avoidance, within the self and those closest to it.

Let’s move on to a sweet Country waltz ...

Billy Ray Norris's album "A Little Dose of Heaven" released on Earth Day April 22, 2022! 🤠

Aloha, hope you have a synergistic Saturday filled with Helvetica hues in aboriginal shoes, evanescent milieus from hour...
11/22/2025

Aloha, hope you have a synergistic Saturday filled with Helvetica hues in aboriginal shoes, evanescent milieus from hourglass ingenues, with effervescent flamingos cavorting capricious in Abyssinian booze …

Waking up in a jungle of whispering shadows, with explosive surges of panicked desperation drowning hope with your stolen breath, you catch the sunrise smiling upside down again, and then begin.

What raises your vibration above the frequency of fear? Find it, and turn your shadows into light. Spirituality, meditation, the beauty of nature, the arts, dance, good s*x, and connections for the heart, could be a start.

“A Little Dose Of Heaven” could foster hope for the fallen part ...

Billy Ray Norris's album "A Little Dose of Heaven" released on Earth Day April 22, 2022! 🤠

Aloha, hope you have a felicitous Friday filled with sufficient supplies and compassionate ties, harmonious highs from f...
11/21/2025

Aloha, hope you have a felicitous Friday filled with sufficient supplies and compassionate ties, harmonious highs from formidable sighs, with contentment, peace and promise dancing freely in the land beyond your sleeping eyes ...

When shedding the chrysalis of societal programming, the derivative whispers from our collective past, and the emotional memories and scars forged around them; while in pursuit of our genuine identities; we must start with where we are and commence the digging.

As with the study of mathematics, learning of a language, or development of writing skills, there is where we are, and then the deeper, hidden places. We must start where we are, and then burrow inward, stripping away the defensive layers, egoic filters, and issue triggers. Once removed, we’ll find a glistening conscious presence, like a multi-faceted etheric sphere, storing, transferring and amplifying a universal library of conscious infinite light, as light, in light. You may have visited it during meditation, but wouldn’t it be nice to live there all the time?

My stripping was catalyzed by multiple physical traumas, clinically dying twice, and losing my external vision. Other accelerates included the writing of an autobiography each year for four consecutive years, journaling, training in astral projection and distance healing, practice with my natural telepathic and precognitive skills, and meditation.

Of the generally accessible things within your charted labyrinth, yearly autobiographies may shed a thousand veils withstanding. When drafting mine, I was thunderstruck to discover that each year sounded like a completely different person. Incorporating major memories, significant emotional events, and a developmental timeline, I focused on who did what, who was responsible for what, and my perceptions and feelings pursuant to the moments. They went from me seeing others as responsible for my choices, outcomes, and emotions to me understanding just how much they belonged to me. This is an oversimplification and speaks more to the mechanics of what happened, but, suffice it to say, the ripples in the pond became tsunamis … So the conscious architecture of this exercise may serve you well, along with meditation, journaling and fearless introspection.

It is better to do this by yourself, if you can, so you know where it came from. Remember, you are on a quest for YOUR identity, not somebody else’s opinions, which are rarely in short supply. If needed, you might consider consulting with a reputable hypnotherapist or spiritual teacher — not for answers, but to gain deeper access into yourself.

Oh, she’s texting me now, so I gotta go, but please help me remember that her daddy has a shotgun ...

Billy Ray Norris's album "A Little Dose of Heaven" released on Earth Day April 22, 2022! 🤠

Aloha, hope you have a thoughtful Thursday filled with whimsical views and diamond debuts, deep-diving clues and stellar...
11/20/2025

Aloha, hope you have a thoughtful Thursday filled with whimsical views and diamond debuts, deep-diving clues and stellar reviews, with flickers from an angel breathing life into the dawning of celestial hues …

When endeavoring to discover who we are, how do we effectively separate ourselves from societal, peer and family influences?

Throughout our childhoods we’re conditioned by societal trends, peer perspectives, family traditions, etc. to value certain things and strive to become them. Without these influences, who would WE be and how would we know?

Whether related to image, linguistics, the arts, fashion, economics, religion, human rights, relationships, nature, politics, etc., we are conditioned from birth to believe what is right, what is important, and what is true. And where did those training us get their beliefs from, and those training them?

When stripping off these syncretic layers, and standing naked in the mirror of our soul, as our soul, we reveal a composite of the soul's unique frequencies, with its own signature, synchronicity and song. After shedding these amalgamated veils, which disguise the blaring voices of these sculpted ideologies, we can begin to “see” the truth of who we are.

Once removed, we can begin innocently watching for ideologies that actually fit us, preferences that really make us feel good, careers that align with our hearts, vibrations that finally ring true.

Genuinely finding ourselves, and allowing ourselves to establish our own beliefs, preferences and positions is, perhaps, the most life-changing experience of the human condition. Set yourself free!

So why not let out our pants and make our life a “Slow Dance” ...

Billy Ray Norris's album "A Little Dose of Heaven" released on Earth Day April 22, 2022! 🤠

Aloha, hope you have a watchful Wednesday filled with opportunity’s knock and and unwinding clock, treasured memories th...
11/19/2025

Aloha, hope you have a watchful Wednesday filled with opportunity’s knock and and unwinding clock, treasured memories that talk and kitten rock on TikTok, with acquiescent understanding flowing through your every moment into tubes of sunblock …

“Destiny" is a conscious choice away. As I perceive it, destiny, and other shades of determinism, point to the meteorological conditions of the stars — the cosmic weather forecast — but it is still up to us to decide what to do within the context of these conditions. They are determiners of cosmic weather, not our individual life circumstances; and, as such, might, at most, make some things easier or harder for us to do like playing volleyball in a winter storm). Understanding such conditions can help us know when and where to do what, and why. It is still up to us to decide what to do and apply ourselves to make it happen.

People will often grab on to deterministic views, because such approaches get them off the hook by making something else responsible for their lives — and at a great cost — since this creates and maintains hierarchical systems that keep a few in power and the rest enslaved. Consider how religion, political systems, and corporations like the AMA are operationalized in this way. Most people are looking for ways to successfully fit into the social grid without being ultimately responsible for their own choices, while some are preying on their vulnerability to gain power over them while falsely promising deterministic “if-then” scenarios. What kind of a world does this create? You’re right, we’re chimney deep in the flood from an egotrophic s**tstorm.

So, to cultivate preemptive sway, to augment one’s prophetic grip on the unfolding, we can 1. be clear on our goals and “up”date them as we grow, 2. broaden the context of our awareness through education, spirituality, astrology, or personal study and reflection, 3. choose personal goals and apply ourselves to their realization, 4. consult with a life coach or spiritual teacher, if needed, to stay on track, 5. learn how to connect directly with a spiritual source to access and incorporate higher consciousness into the process and 6. take full responsibility for our choices and their outcomes while offering hope, compassion and encouragement to all.

We want to unplug ourselves from the grid, claim the authority over our own lives, and make choices because they are what we want not what someone else tells us to do. This approach will enforce personal responsibility and dismantle hierarchical power structures. It might seem a little scary at first, but we’ll step up to it and thrive on it. It’s not like we’re losing our community, we’re gaining ourselves and eliminating exploitive power structures.

Here’s a link to my latest collection, on most platforms, and from it, related to this post, I’d recommend either “I Believe” or “Livin’ The Dream” ...

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Aloha, hope you have a triumphant Tuesday filled with answered prayers and a friend who cares, discounted fares and abun...
11/18/2025

Aloha, hope you have a triumphant Tuesday filled with answered prayers and a friend who cares, discounted fares and abundant shares, with things that make you happy all around you, and inside you, as reflection stares …

Celebrate yourself and your accomplishments. It took a lot for you to get to where you are, regardless of how this compares to trending tides, others in your field, or the proverbial Jones’s. You have your own unique set of internal gifts, external resources, and life challenges. Nobody’s are the same, so we can’t accurately compare ourselves to anyone else, and such things are simply not standardizable.

For example, consider the woman with excruciating chronic pain, who, to crawl out of bed and make it to work, is achieving nothing less than the remarkable — like climbing Everest day after day. Whether an admin assistant or CEO of a Fortune 500 company, she is a superstar. And her heroic tale may forever go untold, and even unknown.

Or the guy battling severe depression, who wants to give up and feels like, just to get up and walk around, he’s wearing an iron overcoat that's dragging him down to the ground. But he makes it in, does his job, and does his best to encourage others throughout the day. He, too, is a superstar, regardless of what he does, and his heroic tale may also go untold.

If one of these, or someone like it, is you; then thank you for your service and your sacrifice!

When people, themselves, have not gone through such things, they might have a really hard time understanding them, if they ever even find out; but such warriors are out there, and this is another reason to offer hope, compassion and encouragement to those around us.

Celebrate yourself and your accomplishments. It took a lot for you to get to where you are.

This calls for an uplifting tune, so let’s grab my song “Just Yesterday” ...

“Just Yesterday” is a Southern Rock stomper written in between crisis calls on November 24, 2022 (Thanksgiving/while I was providing crisis support services)...

11/17/2025

Aloha, hope you have a mellifluous Monday filled with autumn leaves and embracing weaves, painted sleeves to ennui relieve, with intrinsic grace and goodness flowing through the light the mirror of your heart receives …

We all face challenges, and we each have a unique set of inner resources to help us deal with them. The attainment of our goals and dreams, if we choose to pursue them, will likely be accompanied by inner struggles, hard work, and persistent follow-through.

And it is pointless to compare our “success” to the “success” of others, because we’ll probably never know what they actually went through, or how their “success” relates to their personal challenges and gifts. We mostly see their outer shell, and have no way of really knowing what they went through to get to where they are. So we would be better off dropping those comparative analyses, that envy, those judgments — since it is all apples and oranges anyway. But there is someone we CAN see inside of, if we have the courage to look ...

We will attain our goals more expeditiously — whether physical, mental, emotional, or spiritual — if we focus on ourselves and what is needed to get from point A to point B, while offering others hope, compassion and encouragement along the way. If you get distracted, then, like a breathing meditation, just refocus on the goal (like the breath) and carry on.

You might also want to periodically revisit the meaning of “success,” so you can make sure you’re on the best track. For example, if your goals have typically been related to external material things, and you’re growing spiritually, then you might find that a new set of goals fits you better now. It’s OK to change your goals and redefine “success” — the Jones’s did.

And here’s one of my songs, “Behind A Good Man," that presents a range of goals, and a Country goddess orientation for attaining them❇️ … kids call this “the foot-stomper song” ...

https://open.spotify.com/track/3CW4rGlFcgXFVDBbRIFyC8?si=7oT3twyySUiKmDRelmYnjg&context=spotify%3Aalbum%3A2iTVxPKPmBcBaa8U8efBE3

11/16/2025

Aloha, hope you have a celestial Sunday filled with a song to sing through a quantum string, good will to bring and a budding wing, from someone stretching through the seeming distance with a heart to share your everything ...

When we lower our vibration to fit in, we may be missing an opportunity to raise the overall vibration and encourage growth. For example, if we’re at a party where people start gossiping about someone, attacking the character of another, engaging in political opinion pushing, etc., and we play dumb and join the mud-slinging to vent or feel more a part of things, then we may be lowering our vibration and selling ourselves short for a temporary sense of belonging or ego gratification.

There are several other options to choose from, that could leave us feeling better about ourselves after the soiree. We could remain silent, listen respectfully, and leave when the moment comes knocking. We could share factual information, without supporting the drama, and try to nudge the conversation into a higher place. We could gently confront the conversation with our perspective, share how it’s making us feel, and identify how harmful such things can be. We could change the subject.

When on a path of spiritual development, standing alone can always be considered a major milestone — especially when we're doing it to maintain a higher vibration.

For me, I’d much rather be alone than engage with people at a lower vibration — both socially and in a relationship. That’s why, outside of my healing work and music, I spend a lot of time by myself (although I never really feel alone). If people prefer a lower vibration, then I can help them through my work and, although I’m still looking for that one special girl for me, I refuse to settle (she would have to raise my vibration and I hers).

Seems like a good fit for my song “Waitin’ for You” ... https://open.spotify.com/track/1HanudG5Q51Rm1b8Gv8mBJ?si=iVaPKWr7TT-SDXlMGYw6fQ&context=spotify%3Aalbum%3A2CR4QqMVEUq96Y3TPTUplh

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