It has only been a few days into the New Year, but for some, the holiday feels like months ago. Whether the holidays were hectic or uneventful for you, a new decade has begun and it’s time to set the right foundation. Are you in the 60% of the population who set a New Year’s […]
What are you telling yourself?
Take a moment and listen to yourself. Listen to the thoughts you are having. What are you often telling yourself? Are your thoughts supportive, critical, negative or positive? Based on Cognitive Therapy, we all have automatic thoughts throughout the day. When we are journaling or just talking to a friend, we are sharing these automatic […]
Let’s Talk About Anxiety
Everyone feels anxious once in a while when you worry about major things in your life. However for those that have anxiety it is much different. Clinical Anxiety presents itself through excessive worry, sleep problems, intense panic attacks, irrational fears, headache, muscle tension, poor memory and concentration. No one person may experience anxiety the same […]
Lessons I learned from my daughter
As therapists, we are trained to self-disclose with a purpose. When we share a piece of personal information with our clients, it is done so that we are not simply talking about selves but our experience can be used as a tool to help the client process their own. So when I share with you […]
Breaking Up With Perfectionism
Have you been in a long-term relationship with perfectionism? Has it been your partner in crime for a while? Would you like to end it but don’t know how? Whether it’s our personal or professional life, most of us have been a perfectionist in one area or another. Initially, perfectionism may seem innocent as a […]
How is your relationship with Social Media?
Given the variety of social media platforms out there, it is quite fair to assume that we are all involved in the social media world in one form or another. Social media accounts have evolved significantly during the past decade as now there are multiple different platforms where we share our thoughts, activities, needs, and […]
Medication – To Take or Not To Take
When getting help for your mental health needs you may end up considering whether adding medication will be helpful or necessary. Let’s explore… There are two significant benefits of medication. The first would be symptom relief and the second would be to make therapy more effective. Some challenging experiences such as insomnia, sad mood and […]
#TBT: Benefits of Failure
Let’s play a trivia game! Can you name the author whose first children’s book was rejected by 23 different publishers? What about a famous athlete who was cut from the varsity basketball team his sophomore year in high school? Who is a famous author who lived on welfare for years in an apartment infested with […]
Self-care is not Selfish!
The summer has ended, the schools have started and you start to see holiday decorations in the stores. You know another very busy season is ahead. A busy life can offer some sense of satisfaction and fulfillment as we can multitask and attend to different areas of our lives. However, one big fall out of […]
Isn’t Guilt and Shame the same emotion? How can I tell them apart?
As people, we make mistakes all the time, but we tend to vary in the way we respond to it emotionally. Some of us feel embarrassed, angry or disappointed. Many of us feel guilt and/or shame but only few might know the differences between these two emotions. In order to tolerate, accept and learn from […]
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