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 [...]
Re-Visioning Time Management
It seems that we keep telling ourselves we should manage our time better. We think it is just a matter of “getting organized”. I would like to reflect on what I think managing time actually [...]