A post about finding meaning in the meaningless. A message of hope from a Holocaust survivor who found meaning in Auschwitz....
For a long time, I struggled with accepting compliments. If someone would say, “cute shirt,” or “nice job with that essay,” I would become bashful, and respond with something like, “Nah…this is old” or, "I could’ve done more with the conclusion.” For some reason, I...
For most of my life, I really didn’t think I was particularly smart. However, despite lacking confidence in my capabilities, I nonetheless tended to believe most of my thoughts as if they were true. The thing about thoughts, though, is that we create them. They originate...
These 4 concepts are likely to tear a relationship apart through time (or make them miserable). So, listen closely and take notice because, sometimes, we all have to check ourselves before we wreck ourselves....
By Dana Maloney, Founder of Good Enough Therapist (GET) Believe it or not, anxiety is the most common mental health crisis on the planet, even though worrying is completely and utterly irrational. It’s irrational because it won’t change a thing, yet we spend so much time on it. How...
By Dana Maloney, Founder of Good Enough Therapist (GET). "Black and white thinking," AKA "all-or-nothing thinking," is a cognitive distortion discussed in the evidence-based theory, CBT (cognitive behavioral therapy). Cognitive distortions occur when our minds convince ourselves of something that isn’t true, preventing us from seeing ourselves and the world...
One of the goals for this blog is for me to be transparent and to open up a dialogue where therapy is seen as a strength, rather than a taboo issue to talk about. That said, I will be honest about my 20+ years (on and...