Trauma-informed advice for depression recovery and generating sustainable happiness in your life.
I often employ a co-therapist during my sessions. There are many co-therapists that I work with, but none that are more available, none that I more frequently turn to than the one who ‘has all the answers.’ Yes, it is Google. I love Google. It staves off my faux pas, quenches my thirst for information, […]
As I explained, another obstacle to positive thinking is feeling like it is not possible. Coincidentally, I just watched Alice in Wonderland. One of the first quotes- “It is impossible if you think it is so” became the premise for the movie. Know it is possible The quote, “I believe 6 impossible things before breakfast.”
Knowing It is Possible:‘Positive Thinking’ Skills and Obstacles- Part 2: Read More »
Conversations about spirituality have been occurring more and more in my therapeutic meetings with people. These conversations may be initiated by the other person as they are taking about how their faith, their relationship with God or their community affects their lives. But quite often people are asking “big” questions. Like: “Why would someone do
An Eating Disorder has a loud voice. This excerpt is from a journal entry from a 14 year old with Anorexia taken from the book Biting the Hand that Starves You: Inspiring Resistance to Anorexia by Richard Maisel, David Epston, and Ali Borden. I ask myself why am I so miserable? Anorexia pretending to be
Goodbye Self Hate, Don’t Come Back! Below I give you an example of a powerful resistance letter. I received the idea from other therapists (namely, David Epston) and have been using it in my practice for some time. In the letter, the people are invited to first tell about the problem’s influence on their lives
How to write a resistance letter; When Self Hate invades our lives. Read More »
The news about vets/returning soldiers and suicide has really caught my attention in the last few months. This is primarily, because it is such a waste to lose them after families, friends, as well as the soldiers themselves, prayed so hard for their safe return from combat tours. I have also been interested in the
Soldiers and Suicide: Putting the value back in life Read More »
Narrative Therapy was developed by social workers from Australia and New Zealand, Michael White and David Epston. It is derived from postmodernism, social constructuralism, and feminist theory. Michael White brought together the ideas of social and learning theorists, such as Bruner, Myerhoff, Bandera, Mears, Erikson, Vygotsky, Derrida, and Foucault, and applied them to therapeutic practice
What is Narrative Therapy? Plus the Basic Assumptions Of Narrative Practice Read More »