Do you define yourself by what you have or haven’t achieved in the past? For example: You had debt in the past, so you think of yourself as someone who’s bad with money You don’t have the relationship of your dreams, so you think you aren’t worthy of love You
How often do you look at someone else’s behavior and think: “Well if I were them, I’d do it that differently.” You know what I mean: You see a parent ignore her screaming child and think, “If that were my kid, I would acknowledge their pain and calm them down.”
Do you ever notice a low hum of discomfort and anxiety when you do things that someone, somewhere along the line, told you that you shouldn’t do? Like, say, eat carbs. Or take a nap. Or turn down a second date with a perfectly nice person that you just aren’t
How are you feeling about the US presidential election next week? Many of my clients (even those outside of the US!) are struggling with anxiety and fear about what might happen on November 3rd, or after. And it’s no surprise, right? Our brains are wired to fixate on anything they
You’ll hear me often say that our thoughts create our suffering. A lot of people’s brains translate this as: If my THOUGHTS are what’s creating my suffering, then I only have myself to blame for my suffering It’s my fault that I’m struggling I should just think better thoughts and
Do you know how to solve your own problems? I don’t mean “getting someone else to solve them for you” (though asking for help can certainly be a part of the process). I don’t mean “how to google for an answer” (ditto). I don’t mean “ignore it and hope it
