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....
Picasso said to "learn the rules like a pro so that you can break them like an artist." This is how I view my disruptive approach to therapy. I studied everything from Freud to Existentialist Theory to Cognitive Behavioral Therapy....
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...
By Dana Maloney, Founder of Good Enough Therapist. Since I have worked in the mental health profession, I can’t even count the number of times strangers have opened up to me about their problems, spewed their life stories in a train station, on a plane, in...