Understanding worry, fear, and anxiety problems and learning what to do about them.
Every Labor Day, I reflect on my life’s work and create my new years mission. It is perfect timing with the start of the new academic year. Any “beginning” is a time for reflection on what’s worked in the past and what needs changing. Change is good. It is a time for fresh starts. The […]
Do you feel like no one understands what you are going through? There are all these quotations on Facebook that tell us that we just have to “let go” of our feelings and we’ll “feel better.” But when our feelings are so intense and we would give anything to get rid of them, it is
Why is it that people know sadness more than happiness? Why do the negative stories of our lives stand out so much more prominently in our minds than the good stuff? And, why do we hear all of the no’s and take the yes’s in stride barely registering them? When we learn that emotional pain
When someone you love is in pain, you look for ways to be helpful. When we love someone so much, it seems harder to see them hurting than to feel hurt ourselves. I find this especially true with my children. I’d gladly take their anxieties away even if it means I’d feel it stronger. In
Today I invite you to write a goodbye letter to fear. Start with, Dear Fear – and let ‘m have it. Name your fears, tell what you have sacrificed, name its tricks and tactics, list your skills and knowledge, tell it what you’d rather do with your life if it no longer held you back. And
Peace on Earth Isn’t it interesting how close Peace On Earth is to Peace One Earth. Just an ‘e’ makes the difference. And at risk of being really cheesy, I would say that that “e” is for everybody. Not only peace for the deserving, or the privileged, or the worthy, or the sane. We will
Finding balance this week may be tricky with all the activity going on. Still tons of people reading and writing about the tragedy in Connecticut, some people stressing over making the holidays special, and many more just trying to survive them after a difficult year of loss or tribulation. Finding balance for you What helps
Come see the updated version of this post with a video! I Miss You Means I Love You Missing is a common human phenomenon. I feel “missing” everyday. I miss my family while I am working. And I miss my clients when I am home. I miss friends who live out of town. I miss