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This is a complicated question so let’s break it down: How do you know if your friend has changed and if it will be a healthy friendship for you both?While we often hope there will be some sort of obvious sign that someone has changed, we infrequently get a clear indication. When someone changes for …
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Moments after becoming a mother 13 years ago I felt shame, guilt and fear like never before. My baby boy was healthy, but I instantly felt that I could never give him everything that he needed to live a life without pain. I was determined (and biologically motivated) to protect him no matter what, but …
I wonder if I you have ever experienced this: My daughter has often said something along the lines of, ”You are the worst,” “I hate you,” or “You suck” after I made a minor comment (sometimes even just from smiling the wrong way). When this first starting happening I was confused, sad and angry. I …
Often when sitting with clients I hear them get stuck where many of us do — they want to tell someone they are angry with them, but worry about sounding mean. In fact, this assumption that being angry is mean often stops the person from even considering talking to a friend about their feelings. Women …
Does this sound familiar to you? “This is never going to change. I am totally stuck.” I hear this a lot in my practice – fears that circumstances will never shift. Usually when people talk about nothing changing they are describing an experience where they feel they have tried all options to change, but nothing …
What if You Had a Simple Way to Make a Change in Your Life? Read More »
“This is a horrible things to say but I am just going to say it: ‘I am not happy for my friend and I know that makes me a terrible person!”” I have heard clients make this statement hundreds of times in my office. People sheepishly admit to feeling jealous when their friend attains a …
I was sweaty and hoarse from a screaming fight with my boyfriend. I had started the discussion expressing the rational health benefits of quitting smoking, but it quickly devolved into me screaming at the top of my lungs “how could you do this to me?!” I felt hopeless and powerless. I was determined to get …
The Single Thing You Must Do When Someone is Driving You Mad! Read More »
This is such an important issue to tackle because people suffering from depression/anxiety often feel as if they are alone. Asking someone who is depressed how they are doing can be a gift to them as it shows them they matter to other people. When depressed/anxious our views of the world are internal, global and …
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I remember sitting on the bathroom floor crying as my son was having a meltdown. He was way past the “terrible twos” and seemingly was not hungry or tired. I had tried to talk with him and calm him down using my greatest therapy tricks, but nothing worked. I felt alone and scared. I felt …
On a recent morning I woke up and groggily walked to the bathroom. On the mirror was a letter from my daughter to my son. In her 11 year old handwriting she wrote: “Yesterday I loved you. Yesterday I was not sick of you messing up and apologizing then doing it again. I loved you …
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