After-Burn
From Melody Beattie: “How could I do it? How could I say it? Even though I meant it, I still feel ashamed, guilty, and afraid.” This is a...
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Feb 20, 20231 min read
Setting Our Own Course
From Melody Beattie: We are powerless over other people’s expectations of us. We cannot control what others want, what they expect, or...
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Feb 14, 20231 min read
Valentine's Day
From Melody Beattie: For children, Valentine’s Day means candy hearts, silly cards, and excitement in the air. How different Valentine’s...
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Feb 3, 20232 min read
Rejecting Shame
From Melody Beattie: Shame can be a powerful force in our life. It is the trademark of dysfunctional families. Authentic, legitimate...
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Jan 6, 20231 min read
Implementation Intentions
A free science-based tool from PositivePsychology.com illustrating how to more effectively reach goals and change habits:...
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Dec 23, 20221 min read
Intrusive Thoughts and Compulsions in OCD
From Nathan Peterson, LCSW: Are the constant thoughts getting to you lately? You're not alone. But there is hope! Those recurring,...
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Dec 21, 20221 min read
How to Deal with Intrusive Thoughts
The truth is that thoughts are neither good nor bad: they just “are.” They are neutral. They are meaningless… until you give them...
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Dec 13, 20222 min read
Asking for Help
From Melody Beattie: It’s okay to ask for help. One of the most absurd things we do to ourselves is not asking for the help we need from...
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Dec 12, 20221 min read
Valuing Our Needs
From Melody Beattie: When we don’t ask for what we want and need, we discount ourselves. We deserve better. Maybe others taught us it...
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Dec 7, 20222 min read
Letting Go
From Melody Beattie: “How much do we need to let go of?” a friend asked one day. “I’m not certain,” I replied, “but maybe everything.”...
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Dec 6, 20221 min read
For Those Struggling with Self-Doubt and Shame
My thoughts and my feelings matter. My thoughts and my feelings matter. My thoughts and my feelings matter. My thoughts and my feelings...
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Dec 5, 20222 min read
Developing Healthy Tolerance
From Melody Beattie: Many of us are skilled at denying and discounting what hurts us. We may endure a particular situation, telling...
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Dec 2, 20222 min read
Putting Our Life on Hold
From Melody Beattie: We cannot afford to put our needs on hold, waiting for another person to fulfill us, make our life better, or come...
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Nov 30, 20222 min read
Detachment
From Melody Beattie: One day, my son brought a gerbil home to live with us. We put it in a cage. Some time later, the gerbil escaped. For...
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Nov 28, 20222 min read
We Can Trust Ourselves
From Melody Beattie: For many of us, the issue is not whether we can trust another person again; it’s whether we can trust our own...
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Nov 26, 20221 min read
Letting Go of Self-Criticism
From Melody Beattie: Look how far we’ve come! It’s good to focus on the task ahead, on what remains to be done. It’s important to stop...
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Nov 25, 20221 min read
Awareness
From Melody Beattie: When we first become aware of a problem, a situation, or a feeling, we may react with anxiety or fear. There is no...
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Nov 22, 20221 min read
10 Minute Morning Meditation
"Love is when you allow yourself to feel and release, to heal and be free of any fear you were holding a moment ago."...
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Nov 19, 20222 min read
Accepting Our Feelings
From Melody Beattie: Why do we struggle so with our feelings? Why do we work so hard to deny our emotions, especially concerning other...
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Nov 18, 20221 min read
Allowing Ourselves to Be Nurtured
From Melody Beattie: Let yourself be nurtured and loved. Let people be there for you. Allow yourself to be held when it would feel good....
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