7 Ways to Practice Building Your Distress Tolerance
As we continue our journey into distress tolerance, I want to give you actions that help illustrate what it means in everyday life. Most anxiety relief tips actually give you
Read MoreAs we continue our journey into distress tolerance, I want to give you actions that help illustrate what it means in everyday life. Most anxiety relief tips actually give you
Read MoreI’ve been thinking about resilience lately. My eldest graduated college last month. I kept hearing the word “resilient” used to describe her class since Covid interrupted over half of their
Read MoreI have a neighbor who lives by the belief that you can never be safe enough. I disagree. And no matter how often I’ve respectfully expressed my differing views, she
Read MoreI remember when I was first starting out as a clinician in the mid-90s, a mentor schooled me about using “but” when communicating with people. She said it in a
Read MoreLearn the differences between worry, stress and anxiety. They are actually three different feelings.
Read MoreThere are many themes in obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD). I see them all the time on social media, and one that seems to cause a lot of confusion is relationship
Read MoreJanuary is the month of goals. New Year, New You! Screw that. There’s so much pressure to make big, sweeping changes. No wonder most resolutions only last 2 weeks. While
Read MoreIt’s December. It’s not my favorite time of the year. Here in Northeast Ohio, the days are shorter, leaving us in darkness more often. It’s cold. And, of course, there
Read MoreFor OCD Week, I posted some real-life stories of people with obsessive compulsive disorder who’ve experienced recovery. They’re my clients, and each has worked with me using exposure and response
Read MoreI’ve been a therapist more than 20 years, and I can still get tripped up teasing out generalized anxiety disorder from obsessive compulsive disorder (and many times people have both).
Read MoreI’m going to preface this article with making sure we all know my perspective. I’m a licensed therapist who specializes in treating adults with anxiety disorders and obsessive compulsive disorder.
Read MoreA recent CNN article caught my attention: OCD isn’t just about being a neat freak. And for those with it, this next stage of the pandemic may be hard. I’ve
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