For most of my life, I considered myself a professional people-pleaser. I didn’t ask for this title but proudly wore it, thinking it made me a "good person." I worked tirelessly to make everyone happy even if it left [...]
Friendships Are Complex When your child comes to you with stressful situations involving their peers, it can often be challenging to figure out the best way to assist them. We all struggle with friendship issues at some point in our [...]
Self-Love Tips to the rescue! This is the NEW Mental Health Model, a self-love program designed for busy people. Time and busyness are true enemies of good mental health, aren't they? I mean, certainly, there are people who have a [...]
The Huffington Post is always so timely. If you don't read this online news source, I encourage it. Just yesterday this great article was posted. It shows an interview between Mr. Rogers (whom we all love, right?) and the Wicked [...]
Our life script is so automatic, that to change, we need to stop and just be the audience. In our minds, we create our own narrative, which is to say, we create the stories that create our life. This may [...]
From friends, family, spouse, co-workers, church members, and others, I want to know who around this client knows what's going on with them, and will support them no matter what. Usually, I'm met with a "deer-in-headlights" look. Rarely do clients want to take their "therapy issue" to their support system. Spouses may know an angry side of the problem, but that's not REALLY knowing.
