This is one of my favorite quotes and I use it often when talking with my clients about relationships. Not only their intimate relationships but also their relationship with themselves. Think back to when you fell, fell into that love you hold tightest to your heart. What did you fall for first? Their eyes? Smile?…
Perceptions. A couple walks into my office and I point to a wall tapestry that is rich in colors (reds, orange, greens, yellows, tans and browns), I ask them to come back the following week with a pillow to match the tapestry. The following week they return with different colors; one green the other red.…
Relationships. They can have so many moments of ups, downs and in-betweens. During the last six months the impact of your intimate relationships on your ability to navigate life has become more clear than ever. Pandemic, protests, elections, killer bees, feast or famine…who we lean on in uncertainty is the essence of our stress response…
The line is long at the coffee counter, and you need to get to the office! You feel the tension rising. The phone rings, the dog is barking, and you just broke a plate – all at the same time. You feel like your head is about to explode. Your boss is giving you a…
Are you afraid of getting Covid-19? Does the thought of going back to the office terrify you? Are you worried about losing your job, not having enough money, or just wondering how you’re going to handle it all if the kids don’t go back to the classroom? Watch this video for techniques you can use…
Does your boss nit-pick EVERYTHING you do? Do you come home crying from your mother-in-law’s because of her CONSTANT criticism? Do you have coworkers or friends who always find fault and just won’t accept you for who you are? Watch this short video for 4 techniques you can use right away to defuse them all!…
We have many stereotypes about groups, such as people who enjoy sports, and about people from different ethnicities, financial status and education status, such as did they go to college or not. Most teenagers have been taught these stereotypes and feel that they need to conform to the stereotypes even if they disagree with the…
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People like to think of themselves as unique, and they will even interchange the word unique with being original. But are they the same thing? Can you be unique without being original? In high school, I decided to stand out by changing the way I dress. I adopted the Goth look. I looked similar to…
Often times we say we want to do such and such, make this change, implement a new habit or routine, yet we don’t follow through or stick with it. This is because we are grabbing ideas out of thin air as they sound cool or as a result of a frustration. The impulsive nature of…