Wisdom at the Vet
Yesterday I took my good girl Trixi to the vet because she has been limping for several weeks. This was my first visit to the veterinarian so Trixi and I were very anxious, because she is always an anxious doggy and so am I. While the doctor took Trixi out to assess her, I was […]
How to Change Your Brain
Routine and familiarity are the enemies of brain health. It is essential to challenge your brain with new experiences and new learning. If your daily habits and activities are done unthinkingly and with minimal effort, your brain is being degraded. Ways to Change Your Brain Make steady, measurable progress with new learning Count every little […]
Neuroplasticity
It used to be believed that by a certain age our brain stopped growing, but what is now known is that the brain can change, at any age. You can control this process of rewiring your brain to grow intelligence, confidence, happiness, and achievement. This is done through the process of neuroplasticity. Science shows that […]
Positive Psychotherapy: Why Do You Need It?
“For more than a century, psychotherapy has been a place where clients discuss their troubles. The focus is based on the assumption that uncovering childhood trauma, untwisting faulty thinking, or restoring dysfunctional relationships is curative. This focus on negatives makes intuitive sense but doing only this loses sight of the importance of the positives. Positive […]
Covid Isn’t the Only Thing That Has Spiked
Home. It is where the heart is. It is where more of us are working. It is where most of us quarantine during a pandemic. It is supposed to be a safe place, especially now. But home is not always a safe place for 1 in 4 women and 1 in 7 men. Nearly 700,000 […]
10 Ways to Move Forward
Are you feeling stuck? Wishing that you could make more progress towards your goals? Moving forward begins with examining our own habits, because typically we are getting in our own way, creating our own roadblocks. Moving forward requires honest reflection and a willingness to try something new. Here are 10 ways to move forward: Stop […]
Emotions: Are You Eating Them?
Emotional eating- what is it? If you eat for reasons other than hunger, it is certainly a cue. But emotional eating is more than that. It is sometimes known as stress eating because stress will trigger your eating, though happiness, sadness, anger and other emotions also trigger your eating. Emotional eating is an unhealthy relationship […]
Anxiety vs Worry
Anxiety and worry- we use these words interchangeably but they are not the same thing. The dictionary defines anxiety as “a feeling of worry, nervousness, or unease, typically about an imminent event or something with an uncertain outcome” and worry as “a state of anxiety and uncertainty over actual or potential problems.” Similar, but not […]
Are You An Anxious Cat? Part 1
Anxiety is one of the most common mental health issues that make people decide to go to therapy. I personally am a pretty anxious person- according to my doctor, “You’re an anxious cat!” I have been anxious for as long as I can remember. According to his article Age of Onset: Earlier Than You Think […]
The Ups and Downs of Social Comparison
Social comparison is a normal behavior strategy where we seek to better understand our status relating to our ability, opinions, emotional reactions and more, by comparing ourselves to other people. It can be useful because it provides us a way to determine if we are ‘on track’ but it can also be extremely harmful and […]
18 Communication Errors You May Be Making
Common communication errors: Truth- You insist you are right and the other person is wrong. Blame- You imply the problem is all the other person’s fault. Defensiveness- You argue and refuse to admit any flaw or shortcoming. Martyrdom- You claim you are the victim of the other person’s tyranny. Putdown- You use harsh or hurtful […]
Can You EAR Me Now?
Are you using your EARs? Communicating with others has gotten easier than ever and yet…. is it good communication? I am going to weigh in with a solid “not so much.” We are more easily annoyed with miscommunications. We read ‘tone’ into texts, emails, DM’s. Good communication doesn’t matter as much as does getting a […]
