Coping skills for anxiety and your inner critic

On Lizzo’s song Special

I’m a Lizzo fan. Her music is fun, energizing, playful and celebratory of self respect. The song Special narrates her response to...

Practice BOTH/AND

This post is written during the shelter in place ordinances due to COVID-19. This virus has created a lot of panic and fear for many, and...

Is too much people pleasing holding you back?

I just finished watching the Netflix series Fat, Salt, Acid, Heat with Berkeley based Samin Nosrat. In an article* in The Guardian, she...

Are you experiencing chronic stress?

I want to validate not just your emotional experience of stress but your actual physical, neurological experience of stress. In the Ted...

Are your safe choices limiting your growth in life?

In a recent story* on NPR about Michelle Obama, she tells us: "...her guidance counselor at Whitney Young told her she wasn't 'good...

Does your relationship to failure need a change?

In therapy it's not uncommon for people to talk about their personal failings or failures. Failure to: yield a job, pass a test, make a...

How to Stop Worried Thinking

With all the events in the news lately, how can one not worry about the future for one's self, family and safety and security? There is a...

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