Thoughts of a Therapist
Strengthen Your Frustration Muscle
Best Method for Self-Improvement: Strengthen Your Frustration Muscle I’m sitting here on a flight going back to New York and I can’t help but smirk as I realize my frustration tolerance is being tested yet again. I didn’t have the opportunity to meditate this morning...
No Topic Is off Limits
No Topic Is Off Limits When Communicating With Your Child I was that kid. The child who was ashamed and never wanted to talk about my eating and exercise behaviors and the kid that was not approached about it in a supportive, caring and compassionate way to foster...
Growing Through the Process of Regret
I work with an array of patients who very often express regrets; some being more serious than others. I hear, “I wish I didn’t say what I did, I just inadvertently and impulsively blurted it out”, “If only I chose another college, then I wouldn’t have ended up back...
Free Your Child From Overeating
I am reaching out to you as I’m looking for kids and teens (Middle School and High School age) and their parents/families that are interested in understanding the psychological/emotional barriers that get in the way of them sustaining lifelong change in regard to...
Gaining Emotional Intelligence by Being in the “Yuck”
I had a patient who was concerned that he wasn’t relaying to me all of the information that he needed to in order for me to understand him and thereby effectively help him. He described how he felt more comfortable writing his thoughts and feelings rather than...
Achieving Personal Growth Through Self-Compassion
I all too often hear clients complaining about their personal attributes. They express sentiments like, “I’m too sensitive and even the littlest things affect me”, “I worry about the most ridiculous things”, “I’m overly angry”, “I’m always so negative”, “I have a...
