If you have difficulty expressing or identifying your feelings, you aren’t alone. Traditional therapy can be intimidating for this very reason. Fortunately, it is possible to improve your well-being with the help of a therapist by doing as well as talking. When most people think of therapy, talk therapy comes to mind first. In traditional […]
Read MoreBeing gaslighted often creeps up on you. Through small digs over time, your perception of reality is altered, and you no longer know if you can trust yourself. The resulting self-doubt can be debilitating despite the truth ironically being on your side. “Gaslighting” was announced to be Merriam-Webster’s Word of the Year for 2022. They […]
Read MoreIn the last decade, smartphone usage has skyrocketed. Upon first consideration, it’s easy to assume that having access to social media and the ability to text loved ones worldwide would make people feel more connected, but research shows that this isn’t the case. As screen time takes up more hours of daily life, our fundamental […]
Read MoreAccelerated Experiential Dynamic Psychotherapy (AEDP) categorizes emotions into two groups: core emotions and inhibitory emotions. According to this approach, humans are hard-wired to experience core emotions, such as fear, anger, sadness, disgust, joy, and excitement, which are triggered in the middle part of the brain and are not subject to our conscious control. Core emotions […]
Read MoreNote: I wrote this a few years back when my daughter was moving up to Frankford Middle School in Plano ISD This fall I entrust another child to PISD as she moves to middle school. As a parent, I would prefer to continue with Indian Princess. As a counselor, I recognize that adolescence has begun, […]
Read MoreI have spent all of parenthood trying to share my experience with my children. I have concluded that this attempt has been a horrible failure as it relates to changing their choice of behavior. As I have watched others struggle with child rearing, and struggled myself, I have concluded that natural consequence is the most […]
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