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...
November 22, 2016
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For most of my life, my mind has taken on a life of its own. I’ve spent many sleepless nights due to the spinning hamster wheel in my head. Thoughts of not being good enough, fear of failure, and not being worthy swirled round and...
Dana writes on re-framing our narrative to deal with post-election stress and let go of fear, anger and pain. ...
November 1, 2016
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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...
Growing up, I had a HUGE chip on my shoulder. I always felt like I had something to prove, because I never felt good enough in comparison to my older brother.
I have analyzed this from every possible angle, and have settled on the notion...
I'm not exaggerating when I say that I used to be uncomfortable about 90 percent of the time. This anxiety existed for many reasons, but it mostly had to do with being in crowds, saying "NO," public speaking, and advocating for myself. I was afraid,...
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...
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....
