The past two years have not been comfortable. The past two years with the Coronavirus have been unprecedented, uncomfortable, unpredictable and the unknown of what lays ahead has been crippling. The go to solution essentially has been to isolate yourself whether it is...
Humor and coping do not always go hand in hand. I come from a family rooted in dry humor and endless puns. My dad especially and my three uncles and three cousins. Whenever we got together, I could hear a joke recycled from the previous year with some small detail...
Conflict. A few days ago, I had a consultation with a couple who were potentially interested in marriage counseling. A consultation for my company Clearer Thoughts, is a free 20-minute session for any client or clients who are seeking counseling. Twenty minutes goes...
Acceptance, when fully realized is an incredible and life changing reality. Rescue pets are so loyal because their lives have been saved and made so much better when someone genuinely cares and loves them. The same thing is true for a person whose life is transformed...
Seasonal affectiveness disorder is a legitimate DSM5 diagnosis. However, SAD is used to specify the depression in a diagnosis such as Major Depressive Disorder with Seasonal Pattern. A handful of the clients I have met with most likely feel this specifically during...
Gratefulness can be a hard concept. Lately, business has been a bit slower as clients have had to discontinue therapy due to financial reasons. Also, some clients have discontinued therapy because they have reached the goal, they sought therapy for. The biggest reason...
Have a contingency plan! A client of mine that I have written about before who is being treated for depression and attention deficit hyperactivity disorder has made slow, but steady progress over the past two years. This client also sees a psychiatrist who has...
I read an article about Elon Musk, CEO of Tesla Inc and Space X. What was most interesting is the video clip that came with the article where Musk was being interviewed by a journalist with many photographers and press around them. Every time the interviewer asked...
The past two months I have been meeting with a client whose goal is to cut down on drinking alcohol. Drinking alcohol has been so ingrained as being “fun” as drinking had been a family norm as long as they could remember. This client has always been able to realize...
Grief aftershocks is a term used to describe a sudden sadness coming out of nowhere remind a person of a loss. The past month I have been meeting with a client who is in his mid-forties who came to counseling realizing that he needed to face the feelings associated...
