Yesterday was quite an emotionally provoking day for me. My emotions were heightened because of several interactions I had with clients on a day when I was due to be off. It led me to contemplate about what living a “meaningful life” truly means in regard to honing in...
I had a patient in her last year of high school come to me this week in tears and complain that her father criticized her about not getting a high enough score on her SAT’s. She wasn’t focused on thinking that she disappointed him but rather that he finally noticed...
I have been thinking about the nuances of the way in which we communicate and how what we say can support others or cause them distress. It’s so easy to miss the boat and overlook someone’s needs, even if that isn’t the intention. It’s the “action” that counts, rather...
I’m headed back from my vacation and can’t help but reflect how what a relief it has been to be in denial mode for these past nine days. Just what the doctor ordered, literally. It was strongly recommended to me by my therapist that I cease from watching CNN and the...
I often refer to our chatty mind. OUR relentless mind that typically chimes sentiments of concern, worry, fear, disappointment and frustration. Our mind’s level of chattiness varies. I encourage you to ask yourself how chatty is your mind? If it’s not readily clear,...
It is uncanny how often I sit in my office and am faced with patients who are thoughtful, caring, intelligent, attractive, etc. 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. If I were to...
We don’t have “willpower” & “motivation” muscles or bones in our bodies that are earmarked and dictate our level of willingness. We decide whether to take effective action based on the value we place on our health. It is our sabotaging thoughts that get us stuck...
We have heard it all before, “eat less and exercise more.” We are aware of and are constantly reminded of that “simple” formula. If it’s so elementary why are so many of us not sticking to the program? What’s getting in the way? How do we work on this in a sound way...
Through my nonprofit foundation “Thru My Eyes” where we create at no cost living legacies for individuals who are chronically medically ill, I had the opportunity to videotape a 42 year old man who lives in CA and was diagnosed with terminal brain cancer. He was...
Exercise has become increasingly present in our culture, from advertised gym equipment to the Jersey Shore’s popular phrase “Gym Tan Laundry (GTL)” to Instagram pictures of weight loss transformation and lifting maximums. In fact, as of 2012, approximately half the...
