Overstimulation and The Highly Sensitive Person As with every personality trait, the highly sensitive person has both positive and negative qualities; however, the negative aspects can be so overpowering that the positives can get missed. Learning how to effectively...
Overcoming Black and White Thinking The way we think has enormous power in shaping how we feel. But changing those black and white thoughts isn’t so easy. What is Black and White Thinking? Black and white thinking (sometimes referred to as all or nothing...
Incorporating Mindfulness into Parenthood You may have heard about the idea of mindfulness by now, as it seems to be a popular catchphrase as of late. But in case you haven’t, mindfulness is a practice that encourages you to keep your thoughts and your attention...
What Happens In Therapy So you’re curious about therapy, but you’ve heard a lot of crazy things about it, and you’re wondering “What really happens in therapy?” You’re in the right place, my friend. Read on as I dispel 7 myths about...
Avoidance Won’t Help Your Anxiety I think it’s fair to say that many of us are feeling uncomfortable right now. Tensions are high as the coronavirus pandemic rages on, racial inequity is being called out in a way that has never before happened in my lifetime,...
How many times have you relied on your own thoughts as facts? When you’re first considering this question, it might seem easy to believe it never happens to you, or at most very rarely. Because when I bring up “facts,” your brain might revert to a more academic place,...