Tag Archives: Health

Recovering From Childhood Trauma

If you had trauma in your childhood, you are not alone. Many children are neglected, abused emotionally, physically, and/or sexually. It happens, way too frequently. The way children cope with trauma is to literally “freeze” the memory. Sometimes later in life, … Continue reading

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Simply About Suicide

This post is simply about suicide. I tried to come up with a catchy title. It is such a profound subject, that catchy titles seemed to trivialize the reality. So, this is simply a post about suicide and what it … Continue reading

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Avoiding The Urge to Control Your Partner

How can you avoid the urge to control your partner?  You love being with your partner and doing things with them, and when you are apart, it feels like everything might unravel.  Do you have difficulty trusting that your new … Continue reading

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Healthy Self Love

What does it mean to practice healthy self-love? I often talk to my clients about this.  Healthy self-love consists of having a kind internal dialogue. In order to do this, we must learn to tame our internal critic. When we … Continue reading

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Practicing Kindness

What would the world be like if we all practiced kindness to ourselves and each other? Kindness is an undervalued commodity in our culture. What if news stations had a daily kindness report?  It isn’t thought of as noble or … Continue reading

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A beautiful weekend….

It’s a beautiful weekend here and I just wanted to share some of my blessings with my readers. I hope you take time today to soak in the beauty around you.

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Investing Time in Relationships, Goal Setting, and Moving Fast

 My time has been heavily invested in work and relationships this past month. The first month of 2014 has been a very busy one for me. It’s sped by so quickly, and I’ve not made time to write this blog … Continue reading

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Not a New Years Resolution

This is a time of year when people are quickly falling off of their New Year’s Resolution wagons. December 31, with the glitz and glamour of a sparkling New Year’s Eve, often brings people face to face with the things … Continue reading

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Cognitive Reframing

I just was browsing my Facebook feed and noticed a post from someone who was encouraging people to reframe their disappointments from 2013. What does it mean to reframe your thoughts? In psychological terms, it means that you take a … Continue reading

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