Anxiety is something most of us experience at least some of the time. It could appear in work or professional settings. Public speaking, performance reviews, and mastering new job responsibilities…
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Anxiety is fueled and exacerbated by cognitive errors. Cognitive errors are patterns of thinking that are often erroneous or inaccurate, creating distortions in our thinking. When we are in the…
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One of the hallmarks of treating anxiety is self-monitoring, which is a tool in the Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) repertoire. We use self-monitoring to identify negative automatic thoughts (NAT’s), as well as…
Read moreWhat is your ACE score, and why does it matter?
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…
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