Happiness

What Your “Bad” Emotions Can Do for You!
October 11, 2024

“It’s not a big deal, calm down!” “Don’t cry, it’s okay!” “Don’t get angry at me!” “You should be happy!” Sound familiar? Whether you realize it or not, you’ve probably said something like this to a friend or family...

The Power of Positive Self-Talk: Managing Anxiety with Affirmations
June 28, 2023

Positive affirmations can be helpful in managing anxiety by promoting positive self-talk and shifting one’s mindset. Negative self- talk can have a significant impact on anxiety by exacerbating its symptoms and making it more challenging to manage. Negative self-talk...

Improving Self-Esteem by Practicing Positive Affirmations Daily
May 9, 2022

A helpful, but not always easy, way to improve feelings of self-worth is the daily practice of positive affirmations. I like to use affirmations as a mental exercise, getting the mind into healthy shape. Positive Affirmations are helpful in...

Letting Go of Perfectionism
May 9, 2022

One of my favorite researchers, Dr. Brene Brown, describes perfectionism as “a way of thinking and feeling that says this: ‘If look perfect, do perfect, work perfect and live perfect, I can avoid or minimize shame, blame and judgement.’”...

What Is a Highly Sensitive Person?
April 12, 2022

The definition of a highly sensitive person is someone who experiences acute physical, mental, or emotional responses to stimuli. Although HSPs share characteristics with shy, introverted, anxious, depressive persons, those with Sensory Processing Disorders, and empaths, it is as unique...

Building Confidence 101
April 12, 2022

Looking back at my own experiences as a young female and those of the females around me, including clients, friends, and my younger sister, I wish that “Building Confidence 101” was a course I could have taken at some...

The Serenity Prayer
January 6, 2022

As we head into another uncertain year, I have been reflecting on The Serenity Prayer, by Reinhold Neibuhr. This prayer, popularized by The Twelve Step Program, is a beautiful guide to living a life of peace and wisdom. The...

Is This Normal?
November 4, 2021

One of my favorite quotes on relationships is: “Friendship is born at that moment when one person says to another, ‘What! You too? I thought I was the only one” by C.S. Lewis. Friendships, and relationships in general, can...

Grounding: Being Rooted in the Now.
June 10, 2021

When working with clients, I sometimes notice how much of our conversations tend to gravitate toward things that have happened in the past or things that could happen in the future. We process what has been and how much...

Self-Care isn’t Selfish
March 12, 2021

As we reach the year anniversary of a time filled with confusion, fear, anger, and loss, we are all wondering how much longer we can handle what 2020 brought us. When can we safely gather with friends and family...