Over the past few weeks, I have had several clients set one of their therapy goals as "learn to be my real self instead of pleasing everyone else, or I just want to be myself." There is quite often distress, anxiety, depression and sometimes anger ...read more
Please Everyone but Yourself: 5 Helpful Questions
Are you currently pleasing everyone except yourself? Are you constantly worrying about what others think of you? Do you place more confidence in other people’s opinion and almost zero confidence in your own opinion? Are you “pleasant, nice, ...read more
5 Coping Tips For Adults Grieving Parents Death
Grief responses to death vary. As an adult we know that a parent's death is inevitable. It’s the order of life. Society sometimes minimizes these deaths children in many ways. As I noted in an article featured in a Fatherly.com article, grieving ...read more
5 Small Daily Gratitude For Well-Being: Part 4
Welcome to the final part a 4-part series on the G. L. A. D mindfulness technique described in David Altman’s book, The Mindfulness Toolbox. Let’s examine “G” for gratitude. Part 1 described finding daily delight and mindfully repeating them as part ...read more
4 Things You Need to Know About Adolescent Anxiety
Anxiety is like fire: It can keep us safe and warm, or completely devastate our property and our lives. It’s good to be a little anxious at times. When walking down a deserted street at night, anxiety keeps us on alert and ready to fight or take ...read more
5 Ways Depression is Messing with You and Life. Do Something
It’s Negatively Affecting Many People. We are not drowning in doom and gloom of mental health disorders including depression. Depression is real, often chronic and if left untreated can be fatal. According to the World Health Organization, over ...read more
5 Small Daily Learning For Well-Being : Part 3
Welcome to part 3 of a 4-part series on the G. L. A. D mindfulness technique described in David Altman’s book, The Mindfulness Toolbox. Let’s examine “L” for learn. Part 1 described finding daily delight and mindfully repeating them as part of ...read more
You Are Not In Control and That’s Great!
Life happens. Have you ever heard that? There are more colorful versions of that saying as well, but the message is the same. You are not in control of what happens to you. Traffic, the weather, other people, the hours in a day, the way mustard ...read more
5 Small Daily Accomplishments For Well-Being : Part 2
What Comes to Mind When You Hear the Word "Accomplishment?" This is part 2 of a 4-part series on the G. L. A. D mindfulness technique described in David Altman's book, The Mindfulness Toolbox. Let's examine "A" for accomplishment. Part 1 described ...read more
5 Distressing Depression Distortions and Daring to Defy Them
In part 1 you heard about finding Delight and Part 2 was to be on (Accomplishment) a David Altman’s G.L.A.D. Mindfulness technique. However, it’s important for me to say something about depression as family, friends and clients are talking about ...read more