THERAPY EXPLAINED:What to expect
This blog post is meant to unravel the puzzle that is therapy. In the past therapy was considered only for people with serious mental health issues. Therapy has become much more accepted as a way [...]
EXPRESSING ANGER CONSTRUCTIVELY
Expressing anger in a constructive way is challenging and in many situations almost impossible. First we need to locate the source of our anger then determine whether we actually are angry with others or ourselves. [...]
FINDING COMPASSION WITHIN
Every part of us that we do not love will regress and become more primitive – Carl Jung I have been thinking for a long time about writing about Self-Compassion. In my work as [...]
STANDING UP TO PERFECTIONISM
The podcast "Standing up to Perfectionism" explores how we can take back our lives from a master that is relentless in holding us up to unrealistic expectations of our self and others.
USING ANGER CONSTRUCTIVELY PODCAST
Anger is a complex emotion and it can be used destructively or constructively. This podcast explores how awareness of anger 's purpose in our lives and how it can become a positive force for personal [...]
GROWING SELF-ACCEPTANCE
The issue of self- acceptance is a complex one and there are a number of components to consider. First though, the negative affect of non-acceptance of one’s self can be dangerous to one’s health and [...]
RE-VISIONING TIME MANAGEMENT
It seems that we keep telling ourselves we should manage our time better. We think it is just a matter of “getting organized”. I would like to reflect on what I think managing time actually [...]
UNDERSTANDING INTERPERSONAL NEUROBIOLOGY
What we thought we knew about the brain is shifting rapidly because of the research of the past 10 years. Daniel Siegel (2007, 2009), Allan Schore (2009), and others have gathered recent neurobiological research, interpreted [...]
DREAM WORK: MESSAGES FROM THE UNCONSCIOUS
Dream analysis is an ancient practice that Shaman, healers, sages, and therapists have used to help their patients. Visions and waking dreams are part of many cultures for foretelling the future, healing a disturbed or [...]
FINDING A SATISFYING CAREER
A job is something you do to meet your survival needs, it is usually a means to an end, and there is absolutely nothing wrong with that. The problem becomes when you want something different, [...]