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Do you ever get stuck on distressing thoughts that continuously loop through your mind? How am I going to get all this work done? What if I can’t sleep tonight? I wonder if the boss is mad at me? Most of us, at one time or another, experience these anxious preoccupations where our minds can’t let go …
Read MoreHave you ever wondered how to break free of a worry loop? You know the experience. You’re in the shower, at the computer, or out to dinner with the family and there is a worrisome thought running through your mind over and over — a looming deadline, an awkward social interaction, the finances, …
Read MoreWhile not always the case, many addictions are fueled by emotional pain experienced early on in life. These experiences have a lasting impact on the person because it’s a time in life when you’re developing beliefs about self and the world. One core belief that is a primary culprit in fueling addictive behavior is the …
Read MoreAt times we can become flooded with anxiety or emotional pain. In these spaces, we need quick, effective ways of getting relief and putting an end to the spinning. Here are 5 steps I commonly use with clients that help diffuse intense emotional symptoms: Step 1 Remind yourself that thoughts and feelings come and go …
Read More1) All-or-Nothing Thinking The first thinking pattern that feed depression is all or nothing thinking. With this cognitive error the world and self are viewed as either all good or all bad. There is no gray. You are a success or a total failure. Your life is either good and worth living or completely miserable …
Read MoreNot infrequently, I will be asked to put a label on a problem behavior. The spouse of a client will ask, “Does he have an addiction?” Or a client I am working with will say something along the lines of, “I drink too much but I don’t think I am an alcoholic…do you think I’m …
Read MoreThere are five practices that will help you get the most out of therapy, as well as cultivate aliveness: 1) Mindfulness One of the most user-friendly and effective mindfulness exercises is Focused Breathing Awareness (FBA), where you close your eyes and follow your breath for a specified period of time. Not only does it lower …
Read MoreLearning how to diffuse anxious worry, addictive urges & depressed moods with the image of two screens We know the quality of our life is greatly determined by how we feel on the inside. But growing up, how many of us were taught what to do when worries came into our mind? Did anyone ever …
Read MoreI recently saw a TED talk by Simon Sinek, where he described the Golden Circle. The outside of the circle is the WHAT question–what you do or what you’re selling. The next circle inward is the HOW question. This is how you do the WHAT or what makes you different than the competition. The last …
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