Lecture to focus on overcoming negativity

Newton - The Sussex County chapter of the National Alliance on Mental Illness will host a lecture by Herbert M. Potash, Ph.D., titled “Overcoming the Unhealthy Side of Your Personality,” at 7 p.m. on Monday, March 27, at Sussex House, on the grounds of Newton Memorial Hospital, 175 High St. in Newton. Dr. Potash, a practicing psychotherapist, is a retired professor from Fairleigh Dickinson University in Madison. He is a diplomate in professional psychotherapy of the International Academy of Behavioral Medicine and Professional Psychotherapy. The lecture is offered in conjunction with release of his new book, Becoming Plumb Healthy. Copies of the book will be available for sale at the lecture. This is another in a series of lectures by different speakers, titled “The Sun-Streaked Road Ahead.” The series is meant to present ideas and an opportunity for discussion on psychological issues that embrace “a realistic sense of optimism and self-determination.” The lecture is not meant to be therapy but to be educational. For information, call 973 823-0122.