Development tools for a better you
Have you ever noticed how easy it is to be hard on yourself? Even that sentence itself sounds like an oxymoron, right? Maybe it sounds like one, because in a perfect world, it would be. But, as we all know, life isn’t always perfect; and neither are we. But the most important thing to […]
You would think that it would be devastating when you are rejected for the very things that you perceive are your biggest flaws. It wasn’t. The blessing is that, once we get through the disappointment, anger, and pain, if we are willing to look at the truth of the situation, we will find […]
We are slowly approaching that time of year again where the weather begins to get a little cooler. And, for some reason, when the whether seems to drop so do a lot of people’s reluctance to commit! If you believe in the foundational principles of Darwinism, then it’s safe to assume that this may be […]
With living in such a fast passed, “go, go, go” world, it’s no surprise that so many of us deal with some higher levels of anxiety. Many things can bring us a sense of stress, overwhelming pressure, and anxiety. One person’s reasoning for these feelings of panic does not have to coincide with another’s, and […]
Dr. Guy Diamond is a professor at both the University of Pennsylvania and Drexel University and focuses his teachings on the helping professional fields. He, along with his co-authors, Drs. Gary Diamond and Suzanne Levy, have written the first book on Attachment-Based Family Therapy for Depressed Adolescents. So, why should you care? Let’s first start by […]
My two friends and I have created this system where when any one of us feels overwhelmed with something going on in our lives, or just has something a little more repetitively in her thoughts than other things, we open up to the other two about it and have a sort of “venting session“. It’s interesting, […]
I have a friend that dreads his birthday. Yup, his OWN birthday. In the 12 years that I have known him, I have watched him go from being completely elated and excited about celebrating his birthday, to being completely withdrawn and melancholy about it. And it’s not for the reason you may think (the reason I […]
Life often picks the most inconvenient times to throw curve balls at us… or, at least it can definitely feel that way. But, that may be because we avoid doing something really important in times when things seem to be working against us… “Okay… so what is that important thing?”, you may be […]
As I have mentioned in past blog posts, one of my favorite pass times is looking up old quotes, and of course, finding new ones. It’s so amazing to me how someone else’s own thoughts, own words, and own feelings can so closely resemble my own. The most fascinating part of this phenomenon is that […]
More often than not, many of us get caught up in the idea of happiness as a destination. But, in reality, it’s the whole experience and journey of life that is happiness. Viewing happiness as a destination is like chasing waterfalls; you’re never going to obtain it; because happiness isn’t a place… it’s a state of […]
