This section is about staying strong when the going gets tough. Come and find ways to increase your resiliency and coping skills when things get hard.
I was fortunate enough to be able to take some time off over the holidays. I was super excited and really looking forward to it. I’m a planner but I wanted to allow this vacation to be chill and relaxed so instead of making “plans” I set a few goals: 1- spend time with my …
I mentioned last week that I gave up on New Year’s resolutions. I’m a therapist so I know all about goals, even SMART goals. Specific, measurable, achievable, realistic and time bound. The problem is that when I try to set one of those goals for myself, particularly for an entire year, I just get all …
For me, New Year’s is a time of reflection. I often take time to think about the year that has passed and what I want for the future. This hasn’t always been the case though. For a long time I always looked at the new year as only a time to set a new year’s …
I started this blog as a way of giving back. I imagined that I would teach concepts here that I teach when I’m doing therapy and in that way I could be helping to improve people’s lives even if they’re not my clients. I enjoy thinking of what concepts I teach in therapy that I …
During my meditation at the end of the day I release what is not mine to carry. Lately I decided to also release old feelings and trauma that have been stored in my body. I said, “I’m ready now to feel it and let it go.” Here I am about a week or so later …
As I type this blog post I’m getting ready to go back to work tomorrow after spending the week hanging out with my kids. It was an awesome thanksgiving and it was unlike any other I’ve had before. I got to spend time with my kids and even play an online game with my grandmother …
Last week was a rough one, not gonna lie. I noticed I was really tired, I noticed that I was more grumpy and short-tempered than usual. I noticed I struggled to come up with something I was grateful for. I noticed….I noticed…. I NOTICED. When I’m teaching someone about emotions I might ask them “where …
“It’s all in how you look at it.” How many times have you heard this? I’ve heard it a lot and it used to make me really irritated! As if you could just change the way you look at something and all of a sudden everything is suddenly better? I’ve come to learn that for …
This year I’m really focusing on taking care of me and doing that on purpose. My therapist and I have been talking about ways to spend more time with nature and increase my ability to be connected to the natural world. He said one way to do that was through gardening. Around this same time …
I often write from my own experiences or things that I’m teaching clients but I decided to try something new and get inspiration from a TED talk: how your personal narrative limits your future by Andrew Peek. I love how the content of this talk mirrors my own journey right now and my work around …