The ACE (adverse childhood events) quiz is a list of 10 questions that take less than a minute to answer, probing for exposure in childhood to abuse, neglect, and dysfunction…
Read moreViewpoint Diversity – Part 1
I am confident that I am not alone in the stuggle to make sense of what has been going on in our county over the past 18 -24 months, begining…
Read moreEeyore or Tigger?
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…
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