Thoughts of a Therapist
Bring in the New Year With This Personal Development Mindset
We learn to avoid discomfort of all kinds from a very young age and the evading gets perpetuated as we grow into adulthood. As far back as we could remember, when we got hurt, our parents would just kiss our boo boo’s to immediately make everything okay. When we got...
8 Things You Can Do to Improve Your Relationships
Are you approaching your relationships with openness and enthusiasm, with reluctance and anxiety, or in some other way? The way in which you approach your relationships impacts on the behavior you exhibit while attending to the relationships and the perceptions you...
The Popularization of Weed/Cannabis & It’s Effect on Our Youth
I have seen an influx of patients in my practice who are coming in due to problematic behaviors as a result of weed use and abuse. In the past few days, I have seen a 68-year-old male complaining that his increased use has led to decreased motivation and productivity....
20 Ways to Mindfully Shift Your Mindset
This year has had its challenges. I experienced the shocking and traumatic loss of my almost 16-year-old nephew. I also shared in the travesties experienced by my patients. The unexpected and premature loss of my long-term patient’s young adult daughter, a patient...
Inspiring Our Youth to Save Our Planet & 22 Tips on How We Can All Pitch In
My 16-year-old son Foster had the honor of interning this summer for Parley For The Oceans in NYC and also attended their program called Ocean Uprise in Hawaii, “an immersive approach to environmental education with the goal of inspiring marine conservation and...
Mindfulness in the Midst of All of These Mass Shootings
A name and brief bio is offered on several media outlets of the victims from the El Paso, Texas and Dayton, Ohio mass shootings. I teeter on wanting to know more about each of them, and not wanting to know. I’m fearful that if I “know” them, my pain will intensify,...
