“A lie can travel halfway around the world while the truth is still putting on its shoes.” -Mark Twain Do you remember the first time you caught your child in a bold-faced lie? Perhaps your son told you that he had not stuck his finger in the chocolate cake but the telltale sign of chocolate on his […]
8 Tips to Help You Laugh Your Way to Health and Happiness
“Laughter and tears are both responses to frustration and exhaustion. I myself prefer to laugh, since there is less cleaning up to do afterward.” -Kurt Vonnegut If you are a parent, think about the first time your baby smiled at you–not the cute quirky face brought on by tummy problems–but the smile of recognition. How did it […]
The Anatomy of an Argument: When Emotions Take the Wheel
Stan and Tiffany came to see me for marriage counseling after an argument over the children erupted into a shouting match. Although they were each embarrassed that they had screamed and used foul language, what confused them the most was what they had said to one another in the thick of the fight. Both of […]
If Your Emotions are Boiling Over or Buried Deep…
“There can be no transforming of darkness into light and of apathy into movement without emotion.” – Carl Jung As a psychotherapist, I am constantly struck by how little the average person knows about emotions– both why we have them in the first place and what we are to do about them when they cause […]
When Cognitive Techniques Aren’t Enough: Five Practices To Fight Stress
“To use fear as the friend it is, we must retrain and reprogram ourselves. We must persistently and convincingly tell ourselves that the fear is here–with its gift of energy and heightened awareness–so we can do our best and learn the most in the new situation.” ~Peter Williams Barely a week goes by these days without […]
Nipping Narcissism in the Bud
“When science discovers the center of the universe, a lot of people will be disappointed to find they are not it.” ~Bernard Baily How Do You Know If Someone Is A Narcissist? The following adjectives are often used to describe someone with too much narcissism: selfish, arrogant, entitled, show-off, big shot, bossy, self-absorbed, egomaniac, attention grabber, […]
