Intentions vs New Year’s Resolutions: A Gentle, More Human Way to Begin the Year
I see this every January. People come in feeling hopeful and exhausted at the same time. They want change, but they are also tired of feeling like they keep failing themselves. They want this year to be different, yet part of them is afraid it will be another cycle of pressure, self criticism, and unrealistic …
Give Back and Change Your Life
Give Back & Change Your Life | 07.06.2021 When you are sad, down or feel depressed, how do you handle it? Do you sit and dwell in it or simply feel like a victim of your circumstances? Do you cry and get it out? Do you do something for someone else? Or, perhaps, you do …
What Are You Stuffing?
What Are You Stuffing? | 6.29.2021 Do you communicate how you feel or what might be upsetting or bothering you? Or, do you keep it inside and stuff it until you blow up with anger, feel depressed or highly anxious? Are you the type of person that tries to let things roll off your back? …
Exploring Your Past to Live in the Present
Exploring Your Past to Live in the Present | 6.15.2021 What was it like growing up in your family? What did you learn about yourself and how to relate to others? How has it impacted the decisions you make today? What were some defining moments? In order to create understanding into who you are and …
Confrontation: Love or Hate It?
Confrontation: Love or Hate It? How do you feel about confronting others or maybe confronting your own issues? Do you tend to run away from confrontation and avoid conflict? If you do tend to shy away from conflict, what is your fear about it? Or, do you hit it head on and move towards it? …
The Value of Validation
The Value of Validation It’s a basic human need to want to feel significant, safe, important, understood and valued. We want to be and feel heard. It’s important to use this with your partner, children, friends, family and any other relationships in your life. First, let’s understand what validation means. It’s accepting someone’s feelings. It …
The Psychology of Facebook
The Psychology of Facebook Facebook. What comes up for you when you hear this word? Do you feel excited, afraid, annoyed, irritated, thankful, unworthy, anxious, or a combination of emotions? Facebook certainly continues to be a heated topic of conversation that brings much debate. There are many different feelings and thoughts about Facebook and its …
Key Ingredient to Successful Relationships
Key Ingredient to Successful Relationships How would you rate your relationship or marriage? How much time do you spend on your relationship? Are you too busy to really sit down and connect? Are you focused on other things like work, children, hobbies or fill in the blank? Maybe you have just given up. One reason …
The Criticism Epidemic
The Criticism Epidemic How often do you feel criticized by your partner, children, co-worker, boss, friend or parent? Do you feel like you are never good enough no matter what you do? Do you feel like you will not live up to someone else’s expectations of you? Are you critical of yourself and others? According …
Losing Yourself: Steps to Getting You Back
losing Yourself: Steps to Getting You Back It seems like we are living in a society focused on material possessions, being busy, achieving, money, beauty, and getting our worth and value from others. We are losing ourselves in being constantly on the go and busy from one activity or work-related event to another. There are …
Eliminating “Should” And “But” From Our Vocabulary
Eliminating “Should” and “But” From Our Vocabulary How many times do you think or say the word “should” or “but”? How often are you saying or thinking it? Think about times when you have thought or said, I should have called them or shouldn’t have said or done that. Or, maybe, you have tried to …