by Jennifer M. Ryan, M.Ed. · 2 comments
in Attachment, Change Series, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Life Change
Yesterday I posted the super-simple initial process of change. On paper, it seems very easy – and it is!
Thoughts create emotions. Emotions create actions.
It stands to reason that if you change what you’re thinking, you’ll change what you’re feeling, right? In theory, that is absolutely correct!
So, process done.
Well, not so fast…
There’s more to change than [...]
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Over the next several weeks, I’m going to have a new feature on the I Choose Change blog. I’m going to outline, just as I do in most all of my sessions, the process of change.
(You might also be wondering why I included a picture of 7-Eleven on this post. You’re about to see…)
In almost [...]
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by Jennifer M. Ryan, M.Ed. · 3 comments
in Attachment, Children and Adolescents, Emotional Well-being, Family Time, Parenting
How you parent your child will create a blueprint for all other relationships in your child’s future. Parenting style determines security in children.
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Even as a therapist, I’m baffled at times at how therapy actually works. I have to remind myself that it does, or I’d have the worst job on the planet. Everyone has their theory of change. As therapists we have our “go-to” tools – techniques we pull out on a moment’s notice with clients.
But I [...]
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by Jennifer M. Ryan, M.Ed. · 0 comments
in Attachment, Friendships, Marriage and Relationships, Parenting
Understanding what is developmentally appropriate at any age is essential to parenting. In later years, it’s essential to change. We all want to know why we do some of the crazy stuff we do. And, in order to know, we must look back in time at those early years.
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