If you have become frustrated with yourself for feeling depressed, anxious, or any other emotion, you are not alone. We are often taught that emotions besides “happiness” are flawed and troublesome. What we fail to understand is that these experiences are normal and helpful when interpreted accurately. In this …
All relationships are going to experience conflict. The most successful relationships are those where partners are able to make their arguments useful. Here are five tips to fighting better. 1. It’s not About the Content Many disagreement between partners quickly become pedantic about the minute details shared on …
This is the final post in a three part series on counseling for anxiety. The first two posts are important for understanding the function of anxiety and developing a new mindset about how we relate to our anxious experiences. This article is about what steps you can take when you …
Using Your Anxiety For Good This is the second post in a three part series about anxiety. In the first post, I discussed learning to recognize your anxious signals when they occur instead of reacting to them automatically Instead of automatically responding to anxiety, it’s my hope that you can …
Learn to Separate You from Anxiety If you’re ready to escape the persistent pressure of anxiety, your first step will be learning how to think of anxiety as something separate from yourself. Learning to notice your Anxiety as it happens and developing a curiosity about it will do wonders to free …
Have you ever been walking through a public space and then suddenly started to wonder if you were walking weirdly? Or maybe you sat in a crowded room convinced those behind you were judging the way you were sitting. Maybe you rejoice in the ability to order a pizza online …
I am often asked how I manage to hear about struggles, traumas, griefs, and pain day in and day out. My answer is always the same. It’s about the stories. Everyone Has A Story We all have a story. No one escapes this life without one. While all these stories …
Spinning Our Wheels Why do we get stuck in miserable patterns? Why do we make the same mistakes, or fall into the same emotional funk time and time again? Why do we wind up in the same types of relationships over and over? Ask any therapist and you’re likely to …
What is Mindfulness Anyway? The conversation about mindfulness has exploded in the past few years. Still it seems to be more complicated than it should be to understand what it means to be mindful. Mindfulness sort of feels like the kind of thing we all know we should be on …
