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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 […]

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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 […]

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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, […]

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The Age of Enlightenment or the Age of Entitlement?

Fasten your seat belts and prepare for some disturbing trends showing up in America these days…Think about what these statistics and stories all have in common… Spending More than We Earn Americans spend 1.5 trillion dollars on their credit cards each year. Sadly, over 40% are spending more money than they are earning. Studies show that […]

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Have You Ever Tried to Change Your Partner?

If you have ever tried to change your partner–how’s that working for you? Think about it for a moment… What do you do when you are trying to get your way? You may be lobbying to go to a certain restaurant that your husband hates. You may be wanting to spend money on something your wife […]

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6 Lessons to Teach Kids About Money

“Too many people spend money they earned..to buy things they don’t want..to impress people that they don’t like.”                                    -Will Rogers Sally and Smitty brought their two kids, Hilary, age 13, and Justin, age 10. The parents were constantly […]

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