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Decide on the Daily
Everyone is looking for a good “life hack,” something that makes life easier and better. Here is one that definitely does both: it’s what I call…
Poke At Your Depression
What Does Depression Have to Do With Bread? When you’re making bread the old-fashioned way, using yeast, kneading dough, then putting it in a bowl and letting…
It’s Snark Week!
You know them… snarky people. The masters of that combination of sarcastic and cynical that ends up being smugly critical and absolutely unbearable to human beings after…
Falling Out of Love Is Not the End
I’m Not IN LOVE Anymore I know you’ve heard this. You might have said it. “I LOVE her, but I’m not IN LOVE with her anymore.”…
Dump It On the Table!
I’ve Got Some Emotional Baggage Here… “I’m sorry I’m dumping all of my problems on you.” How many times have I heard this from a client?…
Coping With The Loss Of A Pet
Pets for Mental Health Pets add immeasurably to the quality of life…. so much so that I have often advised clients to get one in order…
How Steady Is Your Relationship?
COMFY? How Stable is Your Relationship? Take your typical 4-legged wooden stool. It’s nice and stable…if it’s got all 4 legs. You can probably even manage…
Why Is Forgiving So Hard?
You Are Wired to NOT Forget What Hurt You You know you need to do it, you know it would free you to let it go,…
How To Cope with Things Outside of Your Control
Imagine the following scenario: You are in a large, beautiful interior space with everything you need to accomplish any task that is put before you or…
Spinning Plates
So you’ve been trying to eat healthier, lose those last 10 pounds, get an exercise program going, learn how to meditate or golf or parent, and…
The Bobsled Principle
IT’S NOT MY PROBLEM… My favorite image of a team is the 2-person bobsled. (Known fact: I LOVE THE OLYMPICS!!!!) Imagine for a moment that the…
Managing Holiday Stress and Post-Holiday Let-Down
Still, gearing up for the holidays or dealing with the aftermath of them? Either way, it can be stressful. Here are some tried-and-true tips for getting…
Stop Kicking the Turtle! Or How to Let Yourself Grieve
If you’ve ever suffered an important loss in your life…whether it was the loss of a loved one, a beloved pet, or a special dream…then you…
Interdependence
In the progress of personality, first comes a declaration of independence, then a recognition of interdependence. ~Henry Van Dyke So where do you place yourself on…
Face It
When I am working with clients in therapy, I often share with them this piece of universal wisdom: The extent to which you are willing to…
You Have Permission
Got Critics? Do you have people in your life who are, shall we say, “unsupportive” of you? How about downright discouraging? Critical? Judgmental? Dismissive? It may…
Which Comes First: Depression or Fatigue?
Why are people suffering from depression almost always also very tired? The relationship of depression to fatigue is very complicated, for the following reasons: 1. Fatigue…
When You’re Feeling Stuck: First, Don’t Panic…
Do you feel stuck? Nothing’s moving? Can’t get going? Like when you’ve gotten your car or truck stuck in soft sand. And the harder you try…
Drug Free Pain Management
There are over 100 million Americans who suffer from chronic pain. If you have ever experienced severe pain that lasts over a week, you know the…
How To Talk to Your Psychiatrist
Why Can’t My Psychiatrist Be More Like My Therapist? “My psychiatrist doesn’t listen to me!” “I just walked out with 2 more prescriptions!” “15-minute med checks……
So You Want to Stop Taking Your Anti-Depressant Medication?
“I’m Tired of Taking These Pills!” You want to stop taking your medication. It’s too expensive. You’re feeling the stigma at the pharmacy, thinking people are looking…
When Should You Freak Out?
Ho, Ho, Ho? It is January 21st today and my Christmas tree is still up. A hectic holiday season that included 2 bouts of the flu,…
How To Help Your Doctor Help You
You and I both know you are not a human Bento box. Trying to “unpack” your health experience by neat packages of symptom categories is not…
My Favorite Life Planner Hacks
I have been using a Life Planner for decades, switching between different types to see which one worked best for me. You may have done the…
Should Psychotherapy Sessions Hurt?
“No pain, no gain!” Is psychotherapy supposed to hurt? Is it necessary to wear waterproof mascara to every session? Are you going to be a royal…
How To Kick A Food Addiction
How do you get over an addiction to food? You’re Not Addicted to Food To be clear, you can’t have an addiction to food. Or if…
Got An “Invisible Illness?”
“You Look Fine To Me!” What is it like to live with an invisible illness? It’s different from living with something that everyone around you can…
I Just Can’t Get Over It
Being able to heal past wounds and move on to live a happy, healthy life is a goal of many people who enter therapy. But what…
Take Another Look At Cognitive Therapy
What do you see when you look at this image? Do you see a carved goblet? Or do you see two faces, almost touching their noses?…
Self-Esteem “Off the Grid”
Love the concept of living off the grid? A home that creates its own energy and water supply, so that there is no need to pay…
Don’t Hit the SNOOZE Button!
The Submarine Expert My husband tells this awesome story: Something’s gone wrong on a nuclear submarine and they call in “the expert” to help figure it…
Mental Health Hygiene
Cut Your Therapy Bill In Half! Psychotherapists can do so much to improve mental health. They can provide information, teach you skills you need to learn…
What Can Kwanzaa Teach Me?
In the spirit of the holidays at this time of year, I decided it was time to learn more about Kwanzaa. All I really knew about…
Your Best Life Habits
As a psychologist, I’ve given this a lot of thought, because no matter what someone coming into therapy says they want to work on, eventually,…
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