Is there someone in your life who is always upset, or pouting or disappointed? Or is there someone who is always angry and blaming other people? Are they always the victim and other people are stupid or inferior, or other people are mean and uncaring?
Maybe they don’t act out like that. Maybe they are […]
If you treated a child the way you treat yourself, would someone need to call the authorities?
Do you abuse yourself with harsh criticism, extreme demands or emotional neglect? Do you harm your body? If it isn’t that cruel, do you feed yourself junk food every day? Do you allow yourself to spend all of […]
Remember Superman? He masqueraded as Clark Kent, a human being. But he wasn’t human, was he? The intro to the old TV series said he was a “strange visitor from another planet who came to Earth with powers and abilities far beyond those of mortal men.”
So, if you were born on this planet, where […]
I love to share the following poem by an ancient Persian poet. To me it is comforting to remember that life is challenging for everyone simply because we are human.
We have been entrusted with an awesome ability to think thoughts and feel emotions. And sometimes it’s just so terribly uncomfortable to take it all […]
What does it mean to be fully present in your life? Don’t you hear people talking about that all the time now?
On the one hand, they’re talking about stress. They’re saying that if you’re distracted and worried – that if your body is here but your mind is elsewhere – you’re going to suffer […]
What did I see in him? Why did I marry her? Have you ever wondered that about your relationship? There you are, a thoughtful, loving, caring person. And there the other person is, controlling, disrespecting or disregarding you. It’s like you took off a blindfold and found yourself kissing a goat! What happened?
More importantly, […]
Does it matter if your therapist is the same gender as you are? Does it matter if your race is the same, if your culture is the same? Does it matter if you’re gay and your therapist is straight, or vice versa? Does it matter if you’re older or younger?
Here’s the answer to those […]
Many people suffer for years before getting help with anxiety and depression. They’re thinking: “ I don’t want to dig up old stuff!” “What’s past is past!” “I should be able to handle my problems by myself!” “I’m ashamed that I have problems.” “I need to forgive and forget!”
So here’s my question to such people: If […]