In today’s fast-paced world, maintaining a positive mindset can often feel like an uphill battle. However, with the right tools and techniques, it is possible to overcome negativity and embrace a more optimistic outlook on life. As a therapist practicing in-person and online in Victoria, BC, I have had the privilege of assisting countless individuals…
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The term neuroticism dates to the ancient Greeks who believed people were made up of four basic temperaments: choleric (anger/leaders), sanguine (happy/sociable), phlegmatic (calm/deep thinkers) and melancholic (neurotic/artists). Then came Freud (late 1800’s), who had many thoughts about neuroses (some better than others)! Simply summarized, he thought neuroses came from not facing, and thereby repressing,…
“Diligence is the mother of good luck”. (Proverb) When something happens to you, how much control do you feel you had over it? Your answer to this question is shaped by many factors (childhood experiences, parenting styles, abilities, trauma etc.) and causes you to fall somewhere on the spectrum of high internal to high external…
imple can be harder than complex: You have to work hard to get your thinking clean to make it simple. But it’s worth it in the end because once you get there, you can move mountains. ~ Steve Jobs I think most of us are familiar with Marie Kondo’s ubiquitous book “The Life Changing Magic…
The deeper that sorrow carves into your being, the more joy you can contain. ~ Khalil Gibran Joy is such an interesting emotion. On the feelings wheel it is situated between ecstasy and serenity – bordered by optimism and love. Ironically, it has very little in common with happiness but is indelibly intertwined with sorrow…
To invent, you need a good imagination and a pile of junk. ~ T. Edison Logic will get you from A to B. Imagination will take you anywhere. ~ A. Einstein Have you ever wondered how Edison came up with all those inventions – how Einstein conceived the theory of relativity? They did it using…
Ready for part two? Before we get to our Top 10 list of things that DO increase our levels of happiness, we need to ensure we’re all defining the term the same way. Psychologically speaking, happiness is a deep & lasting sense of satisfaction or contentment – not joy, exhilaration, or pleasure (the latter are…
The United States ranks 15th of 146 countries on the 2023 World Happiness Report (a somewhat flawed but interesting survey designed by Gallup and the U.N) – in the last ten years our highest ranking was 14th and lowest was 19th. Researching happiness is a huge empire but here are two things to consider: 1.…
We all agree that forgiveness is a beautiful idea until we have to practice it. ~ C. S. Lewis Once, a long time ago, I hated someone. She did me wrong and I despised her for it, simple as that. After the event, every day, I woke up and went to bed with ugly thoughts…