When the Outside Doesn’t Match the Inside: Part One
Persistent Depressive Disorder You’re the one always smiling and laughing to prove that you’re having fun in the social setting that you...
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The Cycle of Anger
The Cycle The first event that occurs during the cycle of anger is the triggering event. This is an occurrence that triggers an...
3 Tips on How to Use a Mantra to Shift Your Thinking
Mantra means, “a tool for the mind.” The practice of using a mantra has been around for a very long time and is used to shift thinking...
Treatment for Infertility: Fostering Hope
For this post, I would like to focus on the solutions for infertility. Fertility treatment looks different for every family. Options...
Responding vs. Reacting
“By learning to accept the small things immediately as they happen, you can be free of having to react to things at all. You still can...
Child Abuse Awareness Month
There are many different types of child abuse. Knowing the signs may help you save a child’s life. Neglect Neglect, the most common form...
6 Ways to Build Resiliency
Tools to help you to bounce back from life’s challenges. There are many factors that go into building resiliency. Some involve things...
Evaluation In Marital Therapy: Family System Factors
Premorbid state of the family/marriage The multigenerational family system is important to look at. It’s framework can be used to learn...
Connect, Then Redirect.
What is discipline? When you think about discipline, what first comes to mind? Is it punishment? Is it a spanking and a time-out? Maybe...
Harry Potter and the Meaning of Suffering
Emotions While this may seem counter intuitive, sometimes the way we know we are prospering as humans is through our ability to feel and...
Bottling Up Emotions
In some ways, we are like the glass water bottle and our emotions are the water. It is not uncommon to bottle up uncomfortable emotions...
Learning to Breathe
Over the next several years, my workout recovery time (probably also due to my age) was slowing down considerably. After each workout, I...
Gender Norms and Mental Health
Women Headlines showcase the harassment of women in the workplace. They are viewed negatively for traits that men are praised to have....
Harry Potter and Moving Past Biology
Choice I have talked a lot about choice in this series. I think it is an important part of self-development. Choice is something that we...
A Letter to Yesterday
To be honest, I don’t know where to start with addressing you. We have had so many ups and downs. I guess you have taught me some...
Infidelity Isn’t a Choice: Part 2
“…neurochemicals – dopamine, norepinephrine and serotonin – surge through the body, igniting the euphoric feelings that come with falling...
Coping With Grief During The Holidays
The holidays bring meaning to certain days, and we bring much significance back to them. When you have lost someone special, your world...
Is Your Marriage Child-Centered?
Disclaimer: I very much believe kids are a blessing and we should involve them in activities that nurture their soul and builds...
Be Calm! Combating Negative Self-Talk
So often, we find ourselves in a pattern of negative thinking. Thoughts quickly escalate from “Dang it, I messed that up” to “you’re a...
Let The Fight Happen
The “honeymoon” phase floats on by and then BAM! You guys find yourself in the midst of your first fight. The first fight can be...
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