PTSD – just the thought of it freaked me out
PTSD – just the thought of it freaked me out. I knew I had unresolved issues, but it was so long ago.
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Challenges Facing Retirees
How do I make the most out of my retirement? I’m so used to having a purpose and now I awaken every day and have to think about what I can do.
Women and Post-Retirement Identity
Post-retirement identity crisis for women isn’t a new concept, it just has a new name. We used to call it “empty nest syndrome”.
Christmas and COVID-19
Christmas and COVID-19. So much has changed since the introduction of the Coronavirus.
Dear Self,
Dear Self, I see you, I feel you, I am sorry. I spent a lifetime ignoring, betraying, and draining you.
Empowerment in a Chaotic Environment
Empowerment in a Chaotic Environment: What does it mean to be empowered? What keeps you from feeling empowered? How do others seem to be so self-confident?
Has COVID-19 changed your brain?
You have the power to exercise, to eat well, to turn off the blue screens, to socialize as is permissible with friends and family, and to get back outside on your bikes and walks.
Navigating through Crises
In this current COVID-19 environment, we must have strong and powerful principles for navigating through the crisis.
An Apology That’s Meaningful
Why is it so hard to apologize? Why is it so hard to accept and acknowledge responsibility for our words or actions? It takes an emotionally mature and stable person to do just that. To admit wrong, stop blaming circumstances or others and just own…
Dear Shame…
Dear Shame, I am writing this letter to tell you that it is time to pry your sharp claws out of my brain and sever this unhealthy relationship between you and I. In the past, when I have tried to move away from you, those…
Do you want to be Right or do you want to be Happy?
Believe it or not, you can be both…right and happy. Ask yourself, what is my attachment to being right? What makes it so important that I would sacrifice my relationship for it? If you have “right” what do you really have? You may have white…
How contagious is your mood?
The July 17, 2017 FIU Center for Leadership News asks; “Just how contagious is your good mood?” Basically it relates the results of an experiment by Facebook wherein temporary changes to the newsfeeds of 689,000 users omitted negative emotional words and replaced with more positive…
Thank you for teaching me valuable social skills…
This great note and gift is from a client whom I saw beginning at age 4. We have been through many phases of his life together and he has fought the good fight and shows his appreciation for it. I often say that as therapists,…
Why should I give Thanks?
Why should you be thankful…just because it’s Thanksgiving? I know you hear people who make their list of things to be thankful for because it’s Thanksgiving Day; a sort of obligation, if you will. Did you know that the United States of America hosts the…