We’ve been asked to make many significant sacrifices to protect ourselves and others from coronavirus. One of the greatest has been giving up our interactions and ability to socialize with each other in person on a daily or at least regular basis. I’m deeply concerned about the short- and long-term impacts of this isolation on… Continue reading COVID-19: The Risks of Loneliness and Isolation
Category: Mental Health
Staying Healthy in a COVID-19 World: Getting Through Times of Fear and Uncertainty
We are all reeling from a week in which our world changed dramatically and so rapidly that we are struggling to keep up and to understand what it all means and how we should respond. This situation demands that we attend more than ever to our mental health and well-being. I offer the following in… Continue reading Staying Healthy in a COVID-19 World: Getting Through Times of Fear and Uncertainty
Start a New Year’s Resolution Revolution: Creating a Healthy Mindset
Many of us make “New Year’s Resolutions” each year yet few of us successfully keep them. It is estimated that 92% of those who make resolutions actually keep them. If so many of us fail, why do we persist each year? Resolutions are such a tempting idea because they allow us to overindulge in food… Continue reading Start a New Year’s Resolution Revolution: Creating a Healthy Mindset
The Power of Acceptance or Why I Gave Up Shoulding On Myself
“The curious paradox is that when I accept myself just as I am, then I can change.” Carl Rogers How many times have you told yourself you shouldn’t? You shouldn’t have done that, eaten that, be feeling that, or have been that. This is “shoulding” on yourself, a term first coined by Albert Ellis. You… Continue reading The Power of Acceptance or Why I Gave Up Shoulding On Myself
The Quiet Power of Acceptance
A wise mentor once told me “People come to therapy when they have an unsolvable problem that must be solved.” Can you relate to this dilemma? At one time or another in our lives, we all struggle with something that causes us difficulty or suffering and that does not yield itself to being solved, at… Continue reading The Quiet Power of Acceptance
Eat Like You Mean It! The Secret to Using Food to Enhance Your Health
I’d like to share with you a powerful skill that will impact your health and well-being virtually the moment you begin using it. It will cost you nothing but your time, attention, and patience. I know, that last one can be a real challenge! But as with all things, practice is the key to developing… Continue reading Eat Like You Mean It! The Secret to Using Food to Enhance Your Health
Coping With Holiday Stress
While the holidays are something many of us look forward to and enjoy, they are also a source of increased stress and anxiety. The challenges of managing time, family obligations, expectations, and money are all heightened under the hopes and pressures of celebrating the season. During the holidays especially, we struggle with finding the time… Continue reading Coping With Holiday Stress
Shame Resilience: Why We Need It and How to Develop It
My summer reading including a book by one of my favorite authors, shame researcher Brene Brown titled “Daring Greatly.” It was one of those books that was so inspiring and helpful, I wanted to recommend it to everyone I know. What follows is a summary of the main concepts of this powerful book. Shame. Every… Continue reading Shame Resilience: Why We Need It and How to Develop It
Learning to Love Yourself
Valentine’s Day (or “single-awareness day” as my clever sister used to joke) is a time when the concept of love is on everybody’s mind, single or coupled. This over-focus on romantic love can lead us to overlook the most important form of love: self-love. Perhaps you have heard that we can only love others as… Continue reading Learning to Love Yourself
How To Make and Keep Your New Year’s Resolutions
Many of us make resolutions this time of year. Some estimates say more than 40%, in fact. But our chances of keeping them is discouraging: University of Scranton research suggests that only 8% actually reach the goals they set for themselves. This tells us at least two important things: 1. Many of us want to… Continue reading How To Make and Keep Your New Year’s Resolutions