Development tools for a better you
by Dr. Darlene Treese (Dr. Dar) “Fear defeats more people than any other one thing in the world.” -Ralph Waldo Emerson Depression, gloom, pessimism, despair, discouragement… sign of the times or a murderous epidemic? Fear simply does not exist somewhere out there in the world. If you went searching for it, you would find it […]
By Dr. Darlene Treese (Dr. Dar) “The thing always happens that you really believe in; and the belief in a thing makes it happen.” -Frank Lloyd Wright (1869 – 1959) The art and science of goal achievement has been described in so many different ways: Top Ten Steps, 101 Tips, and 50 Ways. All are […]
Is your brain full of noise? Do you feel like there is so much junk floating around up there that you can’t have a clear thought? Maybe you need to do some mental housekeeping to sweep away the psychic debris that tends to accumulate over time. How? Well, first you need to identify what exactly […]
You have just found out your child is cutting (also referred to as self-injury). You are likely feeling shocked, scared, angry, helpless, guilty, disappointed, and at a loss for words. You may be asking yourself, how could this happen? You may be looking at your teen and thinking…Why are you doing this? Are you doing […]
Often I have clients ask me why people do things (to them) that are bad; or “Why do bad things happen to good people?” In other words, they want to know why someone has intentionally lied to, cheated on, stolen from, or hurt them in one form or another. With the economic crisis such as […]
Because even though it’s over, I can’t stop thinking about him/her. Because I can’t take this much anxiety for one. more. day. Because no one really listens to me. Because our marriage is in trouble, and we can’t fix our problems by ourselves. Because I can’t do anything right. Because I keep dating the “wrong” […]
Wish you could find the energy to do the things that used to make you happy? Feeling like life is passing you by while you struggle to keep your head above water? Can’t even remember what it was you really wanted to do with your life in the first place? At Life Skills Resource Group […]
In her book, The Care and Feeding of Perfectionists, Cynthia Curnan, Ph. D. states, “Every variety of perfectionism represents an attempt to maintain control.” Dr. Curnan has come up with a list of nine distinct kinds of perfectionism, with the belief that we all exhibit at lease three of these from time to time, with […]
Rule 1: Keep it private (no fighting in front of others). Rule 2: Schedule your arguments (ask for a time and place to discuss your differences). Rule 3: Stay on topic (don’t let the discussion turn into a dumping session). Rule 4: Allow Time Outs (when it gets intense or overwhelming). Rule 5: Limit the […]
Kim C. Murphy, MS Life Skills Resource Group Ok, so Tuesday I put some handouts in the lobby about goal setting in the New Year. To my surprise, they were all gone by the next day. Right now, it seems that the people of Orlando are ready to take a fresh look at where they’re […]
