Becoming Resilient in Challenging Times
I found this article I wrote in 2012 and I thought it would be very timely given the challenges we are facing with COVID-19. We have lots of organizations and web resources to provide support [...]
Our Social Brain and Interpersonal Relationships
What we thought we knew about the brain is shifting rapidly because of the research of the past 10 years. Daniel Siegel (2008), Allan Schore (2009), and others have gathered recent neurobiological research, interpreted it, [...]
What You Need To Know About Trauma and PTSD
Do you have any of these symptoms? If you have any of the following you might have post traumatic symptoms or qualify for a diagnosis or PTSD: nightmares and sleep disruption, not feeling safe or [...]
Moving into the New Year and Letting Go of The Old
Facing the promise as we traverse a new year and reflecting on the year that was, I am struck by how easy it is to dread or feel foreboding for the new year, particularly when [...]
Empowerment 101-Exploring Boundaries
Boundaries are different in each culture. Individualistic societies tend to set boundaries individually and collectivist societies set boundaries around the group or family. Personal and social distance is different in cultures as is eye contact [...]
The Problem With Worry
There is a conversation in the movie Bridge of Spies when Tom Hanks says to Mark Rylance "Aren't you worried" and he says "Will it help?". Unless worry results in action of some sort it [...]
Thera-splaining Therapy: What it is and What it is Not
This blog post is meant to unravel the puzzle that is therapy. In the past therapy was considered only for people with serious mental health issues. Therapy has become much more accepted as a way [...]
Expressing Anger Constructively: A stress management tool
Expressing anger in a constructive way is challenging and in many situations almost impossible. First we need to locate the source of our anger then determine whether we actually are angry with others or ourselves. [...]
Finding Compassion Within
Every part of us that we do not love will regress and become more primitive – Carl Jung I have been thinking for a long time about writing about Self-Compassion. In my work as [...]
Creating Your Optimal Future Podcast
There are two parts to the podcast Creating Your Optimal Future http://www.voqel.com/i/3183 This is the introduction to Creating Your Optimal Future http://www.voqel.com/i/3182