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Best of Our Blogs: February 19, 2019
Anyone else glad Valentine’s Day is over? Don’t get me wrong, I love flowers, chocolates and dinners with my significant other. What I could do without is all the pressure...
Doing Healthy Conflict: Tips For Success
If you’ve been following my blog you’ve read about how the Compassion Cycle and Formula for Compassionate Conflict gives us a way to engage conflict without casualties. You’ve read several...
The Day I Realized My Foster Daughter’s Biological Mom Was My Equal
If you’d have asked me at any point over the past four months about the worth of my foster daughter’s biological mother, I would have told you that she is...
Can Malignant Narcissists and Psychopaths Change? Why You Shouldn’t Count On It
Malignant narcissism has been described as an “intermediate” between Narcissistic Personality Disorder and Antisocial Personality Disorder, two disorders which, despite some differences like the level of grandiosity and tendency for...
The Problem with Praising Kids TOO Much
My Mom will be the first person to tell you: She praised me too much when I was growing up. While the Greatest Generation may’ve been too cold, too aloof,...
Does Anxiety Cause PTSD or Does PTSD Cause Anxiety?
“PTSD is a whole-body tragedy, an integral human event of enormous proportions with massive repercussions.” ― Susan Pease Banitt This question came up in conversation when I was speaking with someone who...
Why Spirituality is Good for Your Mental Health
Spirituality, or being concerned about your connection to the human spirit and the light all around us, is beneficial and uplifting for our overall mental health and quality of life....
How to Become a Digital Minimalist—And Why It’s So Meaningful
Right now minimalism is all the rage. Which means you’ve likely come across a variety of minimalist-based tips and tricks on websites and podcasts—and possibly everywhere you look. When something...
Today I Love Morning Sun Through Cedars
Today I love morning sun through cedars on a winter’s day when the air smells like winter might be pondering the softening of its grasp on the northern half of...
Narcissists and Abusers Use This to Target Empaths
Projection is a defense mechanism commonly used by abusers, including people with narcissistic or borderline personality disorder and addicts. Basically, they say, “It’s not me, it’s you!” When we project,...
Not Always So Well-butrin
“Dr. N, I am not saying we should spike the football but I believe we are making progress!” I enthusiastically write. Dr. N, who is equal parts friend and mentor,...
Self-Care Tip: How to Figure Out Who to Unfollow on Social Media
Yesterday, I talked about the power of our environment in shaping everything about us, from what we think to how we feel to what we do. And, for many of...
Addressing Client Resistance
Have you ever met those clients who are resistant to change? Do you have clients that are non-compliant to your recommendations and never complete assigned homework? Or, do you find...
4 Cognitive Distortions Caused By Childhood Emotional Neglect
Cassie sits with her two friends at their favorite coffee shop. She is listening to her friends heatedly discuss their views about the political situation in the U.S. As Cassie...
Emotional Intimacy: Where Married, Divorced, and Single People Find It
Think about the people “you feel you’ve had a deep emotional connection with, where you believed that the person saw you for who you really are.” Do you have your...
Suicide: When The Power Of Influence Is Wielded Dangerously
An influencer is an individual who has the power to effect purchases and decisions of others because of their authority, knowledge, position or relationship with their audience. What if they are selling...
What is Decision Fatigue?
After losing a large account over a missed detail in a report, Shaun began to take inventory of his work habits. It was an error that he would normally never...
7 Habits of Existentially Vibrant Living
The following are the seven habits that, in my opinion, comprise the basis of existentially vibrant living: (1) the habit of making one’s own meaning (instead of “looking for it”) (2) ...
Why Lady Gaga, Her Documentary and Her Grammys’ Speech Are So Important for Mental Health Advocacy
Those of us who suffer with mental health issues often do so silently. I know because I spent over 20 years of my life not speaking out (or up) about...
4 Strategies to Cope with the Pain of Rejection
Rejection hurts. We’ve all experienced the pain of rejection – perhaps a job you didn’t get, being ghosted by a friend, or not being invited to a social event —...
‘Night Owl’ Brains May Not Function As Well for Daytime Work
A new study finds that “night owls” — those whose internal body clock dictates they go to bed and wake up very late — appear to have fundamental differences in their brain...
Complex, Hidden Genes May Be Tied to Autism Severity
A family of genes located in a largely hidden part of the human genome may be associated with autism symptom severity, according to scientists at the University of Colorado (CU)...
Caring Texts May Help Reduce Suicide Attempts in Active Service Members
A new study found that when active-duty service members received caring texts from health clinicians intermittently over the course of a year, the risk of suicide attempts dropped from 15...
Training to Boost Wise Behavior Can Help Those with Schizophrenia
Emerging research suggests training to enhance positive psychological traits, such as wisdom, may promote health and well-being in persons with schizophrenia. Investigators at the University of California San Diego School...
Chronic Inflammation in Middle Age Linked to Later Cognitive Problems
People who have chronic inflammation in middle age could develop problems with thinking and memory in the decades leading up to old age, according to a new study. “Chronic inflammation...
Study of Microdosing Psychedelics Finds Mixed Bag of Effects
In the first published study looking at effects on users over time, Australian researchers discovered that regularly taking very small amounts (called “microdosing”) of psychedelic drugs may improve some aspects...
