Every post, newest first, as picture cards. The Archive lists the same writing by date, and Topics organizes it by concern.
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Emotions Individual Growth Philosophy & Theory Relationship Tips Self, Identity & Personal Growth Therapy, Mental Health & Clinical Practice Tips for TherapistsThe Building Blocks of Emotional and Social Intelligence
The blog explores emotional and social intelligence, emphasizing their role in enhancing mental, emotional, and spiritual wellness. It highlights essential capacities like…
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Beliefs, Truths, Opinions, & Thoughts Emotions Individual Growth Meaning, Philosophy & Spirituality Philosophy & Theory Self, Identity & Personal GrowthThe Dialectic of Courage
Courage exists on a spectrum and requires balance, as both underdevelopment and overdevelopment can lead to issues. It is a crucial emotional…
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Beliefs, Truths, Opinions, & Thoughts Existance, Reality & the Universe Meaning, Philosophy & Spirituality Mindfulness & Meditation Mindfulness, Embodiment & Everyday Well-Being Philosophy & TheoryAnalysis vs Observation
This post contrasts sensation analysis with simple observation. Analysis categorizes and deducts, often distancing us from direct experience. In contrast, observation focuses…
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Marriages & Couples Philosophy & Theory Relationship Tips Relationships, Attachment & Communication Therapy Explained, Simplified, and Un-Jargoned Therapy Techniques Therapy, Mental Health & Clinical Practice Tips for Therapists Types of PsychotherapyInterventions in Relational Counseling
Relational therapy utilizes various acronym-based models to guide therapists. It emphasizes the importance of integrating different theoretical approaches for effective interventions, highlighting…
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Beliefs, Truths, Opinions, & Thoughts Anxiety & Emotional Regulation Anxiety, Depression & Stress Individual Growth Meaning, Philosophy & Spirituality Philosophy & TheoryAnxiety as a Signal of Misalignment
Existential anxiety signals misalignment between our lives and core values. Rather than aiming to eliminate it, we should interpret anxiety as a…
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Can Democracy Survive Without Truth?
Title: The Truth & Accountability Oath: A New Standard for Presidential Candidates Introduction: Can Democracy Survive Without Truth? The time to address…
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The ‘List’ – Goal creation in couples counseling
The content discusses challenges couples face in therapy regarding task delegation and list-making. It highlights how differing perceptions of responsibility can lead…
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“Control Yourself!” Who is being asked to control who?
The post discusses the complex relationship between community, cultural expectations, and personal control over emotions and behavior. It highlights how control is…
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Teenagers and Anxiety
This post discusses anxiety in teenagers, characterizing it as psychological fear tied to self-concept and future uncertainties. Solutions include mindfulness, fostering intimate…
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What is the Purpose of Government?
In this post, we will talk about the purpose which is driving the Government’s operating system.Many of us are ready for significant…
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Invalidating Communication | What not to do when offering emotional support
For this post, I will list the most common disruptive communication mechanisms/patterns that people use when receiving another person’s emotions. People come into…
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Helping Diabetes Management in Teens | Identifying the barriers to achieving desired A1C
Assisting people with improved diabetes management behaviors has been a specialty of mine in my psychotherapy practice since 2009. My Wife…
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Does laziness cause depression or does depression cause laziness?
The content explores whether laziness causes depression or vice versa, suggesting a complex relationship. It lists 20 behaviors that might unintentionally promote…
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Choice and quality of life | What choice, if removed, would most positively impact your well being?
The United States encompasses various sub-cultures influenced by a dominant meta-culture emphasizing freedom and choice. This dual nature of choice can lead…
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Solutions and Causes of Anxiety
The post outlines various causes of anxiety, categorized into health, biological, relational, cognitive, and environmental factors. It emphasizes anxiety’s role in survival…
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Concrete vs Abstract responsibility for teenagers
Many teenagers struggle with responsibility due to the shift from concrete to abstract tasks, leading to feelings of irrelevance. This disconnect affects…
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Intentionality and Happiness | How life choices are impacted by purpose
This post emphasizes the relationship between intentionality and happiness, urging self-reflection. It identifies three approaches: balance, where both elements support each other;…
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Double Binded Communication
Often we send ‘mixed messages’ to people. It can be a source of dis-ease in a relationship when a partner or loved…
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Addiction Anxiety, Depression & Stress Individual Growth Mind-Body Connection Physical Health and Wellness
Addiction, Self-determination, Flow, Mindfulness, Culture, Emotional Intelligence, and Human Bonding
Addiction, Self-determination, Flow, Mindfulness, Culture, Emotional Intelligence, and Human Bonding What are the components of addiction? why is addiction less desirable? and…
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The Relativity of Oppression
Oppression exists, and much like other abstractions, oppression is often cognitively enmeshed with content or with something more concrete. There is often…
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The Relationship between Anxiety and Attention
Attention is a learn-able skill There are many famous quotes and affirmations spoken through the years that point to the humbling truth…
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Do you Like your self when you are with this person?
I had a client share an age old piece of wisdom with me a couple months ago – he said that he…
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Bottom Up and Top Down interventions to support regulation
In this post we will be exploring what people mean by ‘bottom up” and “top down” interventions and how you can use…
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Fear, Competence, Values and Anger in Parenting Rambunctious Children
This post will investigate how our perceived parenting competence impacts our fear and resulting emotional and behavioral reactions. We will focus on…
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When Attachment Theory and Existentialism Compete
In this post I will be investigating the relationships between one’s core sense of purpose in life (existentialism) and contrasting that with…
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Parenting Paradigm | a level system to conceptualize parenting strategies
I was in a couples therapy session guiding an enactment surrounding an argument the couple had surrounding a parenting issue over the…
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Happy Relationship – loving another as yourself – loving we to love me
A relationship is a system… it is a whole with interconnecting parts – and the whole ends up being greater than the…
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Early Childhood Questions to Promote Bonding
I compiled the below questions to be used in an adult couple relationship to help facilitate bonding. When our partners see the…
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Beliefs, Truths, Opinions, & Thoughts Philosophy & Theory Physical Health and Wellness Uncategorized Weight Loss
Choice is Oppression
Wow that is a provocative way to start! of course Choice is also liberation and a billion of other things, but in…
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Accepting, condoning, and boundaries
How do you accept what you can’t condone? what is it that your are accepting? we love people and we want them…
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Playful Communicative Connection Enactment
As a teacher, therapist, and supervisor I have developed a number of enactment interventions which serve to help clients to better connect…
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Why Democracy Failed
This will be the beginning of a large selection of post concerning the evolution of our systems of government. Our country is…
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What is the purpose of Marriage?
In this post I will share some of the variables that can be experienced from a life long commitment or marriage. The…
