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Talk Therapy: How Honest Are You?

Sunday, November 22nd, 2009

I pay my therapist $120 every other week. I should, theoretically, feel like I can tell her anything. But I don't. Because I want her to ...

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Am I Depressed or Just Deep?

Saturday, November 14th, 2009

I spent my adolescence and teenage years obsessing about this question: Am I depressed or just deep? When I was nine, I figured that I was a ...

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The Big 5 Model of Personality

Tuesday, November 10th, 2009

If you've taken a college psychology course or have any interest in personality, you've more than likely come across the ...

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5 Clues You Should Be Letting Go of Something

Saturday, November 7th, 2009

Awhile back I discussed Eileen Flanagan's book, The Wisdom to Know the Difference. If you'd like to learn more about her, visit her website at www.EileenFlanagan.com. Therese: What ...

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5 Ways to Tackle Perfectionism

Sunday, November 1st, 2009

This week I have the pleasure of interviewing Michelle Russell, who writes the fantastic blog, "Practice Makes Imperfect." Since we talk about perfectionism a lot on Beyond ...

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Oprah: The 7 Year Old With Schizophrenia

Tuesday, October 27th, 2009

On October 6, 2009, the popular television show Oprah aired a program about a 7 ...

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5 Emotional Vampires and How to Combat Them

Tuesday, October 27th, 2009

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Glenn Close Tackles Mental Illness

Saturday, October 24th, 2009

"Mental illness is just part of the human condition," Glenn Close said Oct. 21 on "Good Morning America." Halleluia! A Hollywood response to all ...

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The 7 Laws of Boundaries

Friday, October 23rd, 2009

One of the classic books on how to establish better personal boundaries is "Boundaries: When to Say Yes, When to Say No, To Take ...

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The 4 Kinds of Friends You Need in Your Life

Wednesday, October 21st, 2009

You hear about peer pressure when you are the sixth grade, but no one talks about it once you've graduated from ...

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Just Say No: 10 Steps to Better Boundaries

Tuesday, October 20th, 2009

Up until recently, "No" was dirty word to me. As a stage-four people-pleaser, my vocabulary was rich with affirmatives: "yeah," "sure," "okay," "absolutely," "no problem." But my mouth just couldn't ...

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Emotions and Sensitivity: An Interview with Michael Jawer

Saturday, October 10th, 2009

Today I have the pleasure of interviewing Michael Jawer, coauthor of "The Spiritual Anatomy of Emotion," which you can read about at www.emotiongateway.com. He is an ...

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