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February 25, 2020Here is a clear description of parts work from an Internal Family Systems perspective. Parts are described as relating to the schemas we develop throughout our lives based on our experiences in life. These are outdated ideas about... -
October 26, 2018This video eloquently describes what happens in our brains as we experience things that happen to us. How our reactions are a normal response to an abnormal situation. Dr Haley Peckham describes how our mental health system creates 2 choices....
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September 21, 2015I am not sure I have ever said ‘I want to feel normal.’ In fact, I think I have been one of those people at the other end of the spectrum who has made a point of being different and...
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September 5, 2015Dare to Be You Do you try to do the right thing, not make waves and careful not to upset people? Do you find that living this way leaves you feeling disconnected, and you don’t feel real? You are not alone. Self-improvement...
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June 25, 2015A succinct explanation of addiction by Gabor Mate’. All addiction starts and ends with pain.
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June 24, 2015When transformation happens, in some way, we transcend the limitations of who we are or how we are living and experience a kind of waking up to ourselves and life. It can feel like a jolt into a new perspective...
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May 15, 2015Is Medication necessary for treating Depression and Anxiety? A controversial subject for sure. I will say up front that I have a bias against taking medications and am frequently appalled at some of the ways institutions pressure people to take medications...
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May 13, 2015We know what the experience of depression is. When we are depressed our system shuts down. Our energy, our aliveness, our feelings, our motivation and creativity, and our will to truly live become muted and dampened. We mostly shut down...
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May 6, 2015For many therapists (and I am one of them) working in the present moment is one of the most important principles to creating change. A few Distinctions. Working in the present moment means, right now in this moment as we are sitting...
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April 23, 2015Does this sound familiar? You berate and criticize your actions, expressions, emotions, and desires. Think you feel too much, not enough, too fat, too thin, too busy, too lazy. If only you had not said that or done this then things...
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February 5, 2015In therapy, our main task is to integrate new experiences. This is no less true whether we are getting over a relationship breakup or dealing with depression, or obsessing over loosing weight. You might ask, why don’t we easily just...
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October 4, 2014Are you often crippled by self-doubt? This seems to be a common struggle for so many people I work with, stifling their ability to make decisions and pursue goals in their life. Being uncertain or having doubt is normal and healthy. Life...