Why We Need to Be Brave
Someone asked me recently to define my professional goal. The first thought that popped into my head was to be FEARLESS! (cue Superman theme song) But that’s not possible, really.
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Change Your Day in 22 Minutes — or Less
Every day, I take a 20-minute nap. I call it my 22-minute nap: one minute to fall asleep, 20 to sleep, and one minute to wake up. I was talking
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Let’s Get You UnStuck!
Last week, I tried to help you figure out if you’re stuck. Acknowledging that you’re stuck is important, because we cannot fix something if we don’t know it needs fixing.
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3 Ways to Tell If You’re Stuck
As part of my Behavior Therapy Training Institute Certification for Pediatric OCD, I had the amazing experience of having Dr. Marty Franklin as my faculty consultant. As we were discussing some
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Healing from Infidelity: Part Two
Last Monday, we introduced the first phase of Ester Perel’s Healing from Infidelity, called the Crisis Phase. Today, we’re going to learn about phase two, which is called the Making
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Healing from Infidelity: Part Three
This is the final article in our three-part series about Ester Perel’s Healing from Infidelity phases. If you’re just joining me, you can read about Phase One here and Phase
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Healing from Infidelity: Part One
February isn’t all hearts and chocolates for everyone. If you’re one of the many who are dealing with the fallout of a partner’s affair, it can be downright painful. One
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5 Ways to Show Up
My son is learning to drive. Talk about anxiety! His is one of those situations where I really have to be aware of my verbal and nonverbal communication. If I’m
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Let’s Set Some Boundaries, Shall We?
Recently I found myself saying yes to way too many things in way too short of time. In a single weekend, I found myself driving six hours a day (locally!),
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Social Media: My Digital Detox
Part Two of a Two-Part Article Last week, I talked about the importance of a realistic mindset and achieving balance when on social media. These are important, because there are
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Social Media: Mindset & Balance
Part One of a Two-Part Article If you believe the headlines, social media is ruining human life as we know it. We hear words like addiction and withdrawal being used
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Giving Thanks for Joy and Happiness
I want to thank Dan Dolesh, STD for asking me to come talk about the Treatment of Anxiety to his Joy and Happiness class through the ENCORE program @ Tri-C East. It was a fantastic group who were actively engaged and asked great questions.
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