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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The Sex vs. Emotional Intimacy debate | how to make both partners feel loved in a relationship
Whether a person feels loved by receiving sex or by receiving emotional availability the simple truth is that these are simply activities…
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Authenticity and Stress | you are healthiest when you are your real self | “don’t plant corn in the sand”
You are the you that you are supposed to be… allow yourself to have the humility to let yourself be as you…
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Relationship feel stuck? Try pretending that you don’t know everything about your partner
So what is the solution… pretend that you don’t know your partner at all… the more that you can honestly engage in…
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Mind won’t stop ruminating? Take your shoes off to encourage a state of mindfulness
A state of mindfulness is when you are entirely in the present moment… this means that 100% of your attention is on…
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Drink too much? Try being yourself in your life… choose to stop inhibiting yourself
Many people find themselves drinking significant amounts of alcohol to uninhibited themselves… there is a simple and perhaps strange question that doesn’t…
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Overcoming anger | are you angry with another or are you truly angry with your self?
Quick summary: the answer to the title question is almost invariably “both”, but to move forward with the false dichotomy noted I…
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Asking for feedback in therapy | collaborative psychotherapy | empowering the client | tips for psychotherapists
Quick Summary: A good technique to put in place as a practicing psychotherapist is to regularly ask your clients for feedback and…
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30 Common questions psychotherapist should be able to answer succinctly | tips for therapists | how to market your private psychotherapy practice
Quick Summary: I will list some very common question that I have received from clients concerning my psychotherapy practice… therapist should be…
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Immediacy | tips for therapists | How to use immediacy | experiential techniques
Quick summary: a quick set of tips for therapists on using immediacy in therapy.
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Weight loss – what does that food mean to you? Insight, reflection, and replacement in achieving weight loss goals.
Quick summary: I will discuss why certain foods seem or feel impossible to give up and offer a brief suggestion as to…
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Parenting fundamentals – The basics for co-parenting your children
Quick summary: I will very briefly outline what I have found to be the most common ideas shared in the immense amount…
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Individual Growth Mind-Body Connection Mindfulness & Meditation Therapy Explained, Simplified, and Un-Jargoned
Why should I focus on my Breathing? – Worry reduction.
Quick summary –Normally breathing is something which is done automatically – you don’t think about breathing it just happens. When you intentionally…
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Realistic Weight Loss Work Sheet – Keep what you love, substitute and add where you can, and remove the unimportant
Quick summary: When it comes to weight loss the tortoise wins and the rabbit ends up going the wrong way. Unrealistic eating…
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Euphoria and gratitude… a runners high at 9,000 feet
Quick summary: If you can teach yourself to feel gratitude for a greater diversity of things… then you can add a positive…
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Components of the Obesity and Nutrition Problem in our Shared Country
Quick summary: I am providing a list of themes with very brief explanation of how they are related to obesity and other…
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Addiction Mind-Body Connection Philosophy & Theory Physical Health and Wellness Therapy Explained, Simplified, and Un-Jargoned Weight Loss
Why some fail to lose Weight – Restraint theory
Quick Summary: Restraint theory suggests that restrictive diets lead to failure and in some cases actually increase weight gain. The theory was…
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Existance, Reality & the Universe Individual Growth Philosophy & Theory Therapy Explained, Simplified, and Un-Jargoned
Jung’s Theory of Synchronicity, Archetypes and the Collective Unconscious
Quick summary: I have been reading a great book titled the ‘Tao of Psychology’ which spends a good deal of time explaining…
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Mind-Body Connection Mindfulness & Meditation Personality & the Ego Philosophy & Theory Spirituality Trauma Recovery
Placebo effect – an underrated healer
Quick summary: I am going to suggest that we might be able to use mindfulness to gain control over the ‘placebo effect’…
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Addiction Individual Growth Mindfulness & Meditation Philosophy & Theory Solution Strategies & Goals Techniques
Addiction Intervention Debate | Increasing Freedom by fostering an increase in consciousness, reflective ability, and emotional availability | Is there always a choice or are certain stimuli too controlling?
This post will talk about the different views on treating substance abuse by looking at the themes of determinism, reflective ability, mindfulness,…
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Support group for teens with type 1 diabetes
Quick summary: Research has shown that support groups for teens with type one diabetes are extremely beneficial to the participants overall well-being.…
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An example of ‘Auras’ and ‘Energy’ for our left brained friends
Quick clarification – When someone says “I can see your energy” they are stating – “I can see the boundary of you…
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Compassionately Assertive – Maintaining Boundaries without Aggression – using empathy and clarity to get your needs met
Quick summary: This post will explain how to use empathy, self-awareness, and assertiveness to ensure that your personal boundaries are respected by…
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Parenting questions for couples – Questionnaire to increase synergy, collaboration, empathy, and overall understanding for couples who are co-parenting a child.
The intention of this exercise is to foster an open dialog surrounding the different parenting philosophies and different desires/dreams that each individual…
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‘not -talked-about’ themes in Human Sexuality – normalizing
Quick summary – the topic of ‘normal’ or ‘day to day’ sex is perhaps not always given as much attention as could…
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Communication Family Parenting Therapy Explained, Simplified, and Un-Jargoned Types of Psychotherapy
Play therapy explained | How to use play therapy | Attuning to your child | how and why it works
Quick Summary: Play therapy is an effective and developmentally accommodating way for a child to communicate emotional or otherwise ‘complex’ information to…
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What is empathy? How do I know if I am experiencing empathy?
Quick summary – Empathy is when a person opens up their emotional boundaries and allows another person’s feeling to be cradled and…
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Existentialism in Psychotherapy
Existentialism is used in Psychotherapy to allow clients to explore their freedom in creating their own meaning. When a client finds his/her…
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pathologizing, labels, dichotomies, existentialism and acceptance
Quick summary: I am offering a discussion concerning the drive to label and how labeling impacts suffering. There is a heated debate…
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Communication Individual Growth Mindfulness & Meditation Relationship Tips Solution Strategies & Goals
Anger and Arguments – Are you defending the topic or your self?
Quick summary: as part of increasing your self-awareness I suggest that you take a look at the topics that really get you…
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Existential Recovery – Emotional freedom inherent in the choice of meaning
Quick summary: Most of us believe that the outside world is responsible for our emotions, that our emotional dispositions are externally controlled…