good enough therapist Tag
I've learned that life is about questions and not answers. It’s about being ever curious.
A lot of folks think that being a mental health professional is about giving advice and having the answers. That is far from true. In fact, I am the one who asks...
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...
Dana writes on re-framing our narrative to deal with post-election stress and let go of fear, anger and pain. ...
November 1, 2016
In
Mindfulness, Self-Care
“I am a great believer in luck, and I find the harder I work, the more I have of it.”
— Thomas Jefferson
I love this quote because I am not superstitious. I don’t particularly believe in fate, or the universe working for or against us at...
September 13, 2016
In
Mindfulness
Today, one of my clients reminded me of a skill that I’ve used for many years, stemming from a concept in the theory, Dialectical Behavioral Therapy (DBT). I call it, Mona Lisa Half-Smile.
Smiling is such an interesting, and universal thing. When we are genuinely happy,...
I love to use profanity at work. I find it to be an effective tool. I don’t curse as much in my personal life, unless of course, something just needs to be fucking said....
So, I talk a lot about cognitive distortions (I know, shut up already!). I really would stop talking about them if they weren't EVERYTHING.
I talk about how our negative core beliefs (how we see ourselves and the world) are shaped by these distorted, irrational, thoughts...
July 18, 2016
In
Relationships
A lot of my clients ask me if I have the perfect marriage because I so often talk about effective communication.
My response is always the same, “absolutely not; this crap is hard. If it wasn’t, everyone would do it.” None of us are perfect, or...
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...
