Talking About Your Family Upbringing In Therapy
It’s common to be reluctant to talk about your parents and siblings in therapy. If you haven’t really considered how your family has had an impact on you, then looking into the past and your [...]
Keeping Your Calm: Conflict Resolution & Communication
Conflict resolution starts with being able to keep yourself calm. I tell my patients that you can know everything there is to know about good communication, and this won’t matter one bit in the heat [...]
Why Should I Feel My Feelings? What’s The Point?
As a therapist I get asked this question sometimes. When I do, it tells me something important about the person asking. If you were to ask me this question one of the things it could [...]
A Great Metaphor For Being Awake
I recently came across a quote in an article in a meditation, Buddhist journal that really struck me. I would like to share it with you. The quote was by the author Pema Chodron of [...]