Memorial Day weekend, the unofficial start of summer, is around the corner and many teenagers will be involved in various activities. First, it’s a big weekend for High School and College graduation. Of course after working that hard to earn a diploma, there will be a lot of graduation parties. Many high schools do have…
ADHD, or attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder, is a neurodevelopmental disorder that affects individuals of all ages. One of the most common symptoms of ADHD is difficulty with short-term memory. Short-term memory refers to the ability to hold information in your mind for a brief period of time. This can include things like remembering a phone number, following…
Are you tired of feeling overwhelmed by anxiety, held captive by your own mind’s relentless barrage of panic signals? The racing heart, the constricted chest, the shallow breaths – it’s a suffocating experience, leaving you desperate for relief. Experience hypnotherapy – a powerful tool for communicating with the subconscious mind, the control center of our…
All the time she kept saying, “I think I can, I think I can, I think I can…” Up, up, up. The little engine climbed and climbed. At last, she reached the top of the mountain. ~ The Little Engine That Could (American Folklore) Self-efficacy is a term coined by Albert Bandura (one of my…
As a psychotherapist specializing in couples counseling in Glendale, CA area and a Couples and Family Counseling professor at Pepperdine University , lying is a topic that is brought to the table more days than none. I found that when couples bring this topic into a therapy with grace session they are searching for two…
This year most high schools will be resuming their normal graduation ceremonies. Due to the success of the Coronavirus vaccines, the CDC has acknowledged that it would be safe to hold graduation ceremonies again. Last year some high schools had traditional ceremonies and this year most high schools will be having graduation ceremonies. This is…
With the large number of divorces in our society, brings a lot of new situations in life, especially if you have children. Hopefully, when you and your spouse divorced, it was done in a civil manner and the children were not put in the middle of the divorce. This is the ideal situation, however, we…
What do you want to express? There’s so much available for our consumption these days, isn’t there? Netflix, phone scrolling, self-help books, you name it. This isn’t inherently bad— we can learn from what we consume, it may help us relax, and so forth. Still, we need to monitor our use and tip the scales…
Be more conscious in conflict. So often, we get triggered and say something we later regret. Be kinder to yourself and your relationships by choosing to slow down, apply mindfulness techniques, and prioritize your needs. My recommendations come in two stages. Firstly, when you are in a regulated state, you can explore how you typically…
Let yourself be with ALL of it. I think there is a misconception that meditation is meant to be a blissful experience devoid of thought. We think we need to be a buddha levitating in the mountains to be meditating “the right way”. When actually, we’re human beings with busy lives and busy minds. In…