Cognitive Behavioral Therapy

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The media these days has sure created a whole lot of hype about “mindset”.   So I’m officially giving my two cents of what mindset development is, and how you can actually change it. You can because there really is a psychology to mindset. Wouldn’t you like to know what it [...]

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The more we retell the stories of our past the more important they will seem, and we create an emotional attachment to them. Perceptions are your reality. Instead of thinking “I’m an adult child of an alcoholic”, how about the new thought, “I’m an adult child of a loving, caring Mother?”

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When I asked, “What would you like for breakfast?” I heard the exclamation, “POPSICLES!!”

As any *good* mother “should” do, I said, “Ohhh, you know we can’t have popsicles for breakfast. How about some cinnamon toast, then a popsicle later for snack?”

Then I paused. And, I did what any bad mother would do…

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Now, before you read any further I want to make one thing clear. I in no way endorse or believe that anyone should buy time with a prostitute, regardless of price. But the 2008 scandal involving former New York Governor, Eliot Spitzer, and a high-priced prostitute reminds me that my endorsement is [...]

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If you find yourself in the same situations over and over again, chances are you are playing a significant role, even it if appears on the outside that something happened TO YOU. It feels sometimes as if the event is THRUST upon you without your wanting it to occur. But if there is a pattern to the same emotional or spiritual distress of the scenarios of your life, only you can break the cycle. Some things ARE your fault, and it might be time to wake up and smell the roses.

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