Thoughts of a Therapist
What I’m Sorry and Not Sorry For
I’m sorry for.. Assuming that I know what you needed, without asking you what you needed. Being distracted when you spoke to me because I have 1001 things on my mind which you shouldn’t have to suffer for. Rationalizing that I needed to be thinking about or doing...
The Greatest Parenting Mistake Most of Us Make
hrough my foundation, Thru My Eyes, and the trauma work that I do utilizing EMDR and other trauma-based treatments, I’m faced with treating individuals whose lives change instantaneously through death and other types of traumatic experiences. Typically absent for them...
Teaching Kindness, Compassion & Empathy to Our Children: It’s Not Inborn
Life was so different when we grew up. Kids currently must contend with school shootings, terrorism, the intrusion of technology, among many other things. As parents we go into self-protective mode and in many ways so do our children. This self-protection can often...
How to Tame Your Anxious Mind
Our humanness dictates our varied perceptions, evaluations, judgments, and expectations. These develop over time based on our physiology, history, and experiences. For some people, they perseverate or hyper-focus and complain that “they can’t get their mind off of...
15 Ways to Take Effective Action Toward Your Weight Loss and Health
It is our sabotaging thoughts that get us stuck and block our willingness to engage in a lifelong process of healthy eating and ongoing physical fitness. Thoughts such as, “I will not be successful at it,” “It’s too hard,” “I don’t have the time,” etc. keeps us...
10 Confidence Boosting Strategies for Parents & Their Kids
I am faced with patients who are thoughtful, caring, intelligent, attractive, and with many other positive characteristics. The challenge is that they don’t see it in themselves. The picture they paint and express is so counter to who I see before me. I’m aware about...
