Everything is going to fall apart. My child is going to get into an accident. I could never accomplish anything even close to great. I don’t have any special skills. I don’t think that my family [...]
It’s ok to be afraid. If not for our fear, we’d live recklessly. Let’s take a minute to admit something: We’re anxious. Our friends are anxious. Our communities are anxious. Pretty much everyone [...]
“Anger is an acid that can do more harm to the vessel in which it is stored that to anything on which it is poured.” –Mark Twain Sitting in my car for 45 minutes on a Monday morning in [...]
My five-year-old daughter cried for 90 straight minutes the other day because I cut her pancake in half. Yes, you read that correctly. She spent an entire hour and a half in total meltdown mode. [...]
“None is more impoverished than the one who has no gratitude. Gratitude is a currency that we can mint for ourselves, and spend without fear of bankruptcy.” — Fred De Witt Van Amburgh With every [...]
You can usually change your outside circumstances. If you hate your car, hair, job, or weight, you can do something about it. Whether you believe that or not, there’s always an option to change [...]
Answers to Frequently Asked Questions About Anxiety 1. What are some of the most common signs of an anxiety/panic attack people should learn to recognize as it sets in? An anxiety/panic [...]
1. What is the difference between wanting to be nice to people and people-pleasing? There is a subtle difference between wanting to be nice and people-pleasing. Wanting to be nice to others is [...]
Here’s a question I get asked as a therapist: How do you listen to people’s problems all day? Don’t you get burned out? In all honesty, I have worked on my ability to be present and accountable [...]
“As far as we can discern, the sole purpose of human existence is to kindle a light in the darkness of mere being.” – Carl Jung “I never thought I was capable of this. Not in a million years [...]