Monday, November 27, 2017

Grief: The Emotional Impact of Losing Both of Your Parents

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Even if you think you're prepared for the deaths of your parents, the actual experience can be emotionally challenging and change how y...

What is the Corrective Emotional Experience in Therapy?

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Most contemporary psychotherapists today agree that intellectual insight alone isn't enough to repair traumatic experiences.  Many of th...
Friday, November 24, 2017

Steps You Can Take to Overcome Loneliness

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In prior articles, I addressed loneliness and social isolation from various perspectives (see my articles: On Being Alone  and  Solitude vs....

How Ongoing Ambivalence Can Ruin Your Relationship

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I've written prior articles about ambivalence in relationships. See my articles:  Your Relationship: Should You Stay or Should You Go? ,...

Don't Be Judgmental. Be Discerning

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Many people confuse being discerning with being judgmental , so I'm addressing this issue in this article and why it's important to...

Expanding Your "Window of Tolerance" in Therapy to Overcome Emotional Problems

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Many clients start therapy overwhelmed by their problems.  A traumatic or stressful event often leaves people feeling psychologically and ph...
Thursday, November 23, 2017

Therapy Can Help You to Stop Sweeping Uncomfortable Feelings Under the Rug

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Are you prone to sweeping uncomfortable feelings under the rug to avoid conflict?  If you are, then you probably know that if you sweep enou...