Wouldn’t it be great to quiet all those negative thoughts swirling around your brain. Humans have a tendency to be a bit more like Eeyore than Tigger, to ruminate more on…
Read moreLies we tell Ourselves
Albert Ellis is one of the great thinkers in psychotherapy. He is the father of Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy (REBT), which is a form of cognitive therapy that looks at…
Read moreThe Five Mindsets of Ego
In How to be an Adult in Relationships, David Richo shares the five major mental habits (mindsets) that impair ones ability to be present and safely connected to self and others in the…
Read moreThe Intersection of Distorted Thinking and Mood
Anxiety and depression can result from and also contribute to distorted thinking. This, in turn, effects how we show up in our relationships. There is a chicken and egg quality…
Read moreThe Golden Rules for Dealing with Anxiety/Panic
Switching gears from a focus on couples to more of a focus on the individual, let’s look at ways of coping with anxiety and panic. Many of us deal with…
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