The Gift of Knowing How to Manage Your Own Pain
For the holidays we gave our eight-year-old daughter a set of indoor monkey bars. That meant I spent a day...
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Are You Willing to Go All the Way Back?
When I first delved into cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) as a psychology major, I remember thinking, “This is an evolution...
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How to Eat: Discover a New Way of Eating
I recently came across this statement on the U.S. Department of Agriculture website: “About 90% of Americans do not get...
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Truly Useful Real-Life Skills
As the parents of a teenager, we often find ourselves in a series of conversations called, “When am I Going...
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The Theme of 2023
Ah, the New Year. It’s fresh and innocent and undefined. Except for the things you already have scheduled for 2023....
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New Year Resolution
January first may be a somewhat arbitrary date to divide the chapters of our lives, but there’s something to be...
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Winter Solstice
This Wednesday is the winter solstice, the day when the northern hemisphere is at its maximum tilt away from the...
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Think Small This Holiday Season
What makes a town or city appealing to you? The architecture? The landscape? The climate? The people? The cuisine? I...
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Meditation – Keep it Simple
Of all the things one could do to be healthier and happier, I consider meditation to rank among the top...
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