We as women are sold many myths in society, especially about finding “the one.” We’re made to believe that we have to look a certain way, that attracting a partner is our primary job, and that our partner should be our prince charming who we meet before we’re 30. For...
As I explained in my last post, I’ve always been someone who struggled to easily connect with others—I’ve never had a ton of friends. I’ve spent much of my life trying to be what I thought others wanted me to be, always seeking approval, desperate to not feel rejected...
There is a metaphor I often use in my therapy practice to explain the natural negativity bias that so many of us reckon with. It’s called the “missing tile syndrome.” If we’re looking at a beautiful mosaic, think about how often our eyes might be drawn to the missing...
In my last post, I introduced the dialectical behavior therapy skill of dialectical abstinence, which marries the concepts of traditional abstinence and harm reduction to successfully rehabilitate addictive behaviors. A skill like this can be particularly useful as we...
Ram Dass profoundly states, “If you think you are enlightened, go spend a week with your family.” As the holiday season quickly approaches, so do temptations to indulge in old habits from which we have already broken free. This resurfacing is often instigated by...
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