What Does Mother’s Day Mean to Your Family?
How is Mother’s Day for you? Is this a positive day where you and your family honor the mothers in your family? If so, perhaps you could consider honoring them by taking responsibility for some ongoing task that truly makes their lives easier.
Are You a Good Communicator? Maybe sometimes…
Many professionals are really effective communicators at work. In fact, being able to present in a professional and effective manner can be a game changer at work. Oddly enough, some of these talented folks struggle with communicating at home.
Regaining Your Enthusiasm For Life: How?
I work with women who have come to lose their pleasure in life. This post offers some insight into how clients can become an active participant in changing their mindset in a way that allows them to minimize resentments and increase their enjoyment of life.
Relationships are Hard… But Are You Trying?
This therapist observes that relationship are hard- friendships, family, and romantic. Relational Cultural theory is a counseling framework that emphasizes the importance of healthy relationships in one’s wellbeing.
Gaslighting: It’s A Type of Emotional Abuse
Gaslighting: The emergence of a widely accepted term for this specific form of manipulation or emotional abuse is actually a good thing, as having clear language can facilitate discussion. I believe that acknowledging the phenomenon of gaslighting as a legitimate form of abuse is vital, given that it involves a deliberate campaign of deception designed to make a person question their reality.
Self-care – some realistic self-care ideas
I hate the term “self-care”, mostly because it’s like rearranging the deck chairs on the Titanic. There are some structural changes in your thoughts and actions that can help you be less prone to burnout in the first place. Try those.