I’ve gotten pretty used to the grimace on my clients’ faces when I begin to talk about self-compassion or self-empathy. Understandably, they don’t want to place blame outside of themselves for something they did that they feel guilt or shame about...
I often ask clients throughout our work together to check in with their body and notice what they are physically feeling. This is easy for some people (and a welcome move away from any question about emotions), but extraordinarily difficult for others. In fact,...
I spent a good deal of my younger life using either/or thinking in order to contain anxiety. All it really did was make things worse. It’s one way that biases such as homophobia, racism, sexism, and other types of oppression can take root and be hard to shake....
It’s an American idea: the open road, the prairie, the cabin in the woods, the deserted island. There is an idea that we can and should exist where we are fully in control. The Man of the House The Head of the Family Man In Charge The Man Unfortunately, as...
In a previous post I explored intuition and how going with your gut may not always be accurate. In fact, it can sometimes feel more like attempts to mind read than anything else. I also spoke about dwelling on the possible positive. This isn’t the same as...
Social anxiety is the form of anxiety that keeps you from connecting with others. It keeps you isolated and without many friends and stops you from having fun at events that “everyone else” seems to enjoy. Basically, it’s pretty lonely. But you can move beyond it....
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