Year: 2011
Couples often come to counseling with the expectation that they must resolve all of their issues in order to have a healthy, happy marriage. This is simply not true. In fact, marriage researcher, John Gottman and his associates, find that 69% of a couple’s marital conflicts CANNOT be resolved! That’s right! You won’t always agree […]
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I recently wrote a blog post titled Happiness: Accepting and Embracing the Unknown for Pamela’s Punch. It discusses how to let go, how to know when to let go, and to make decisions in life that you can fully accept. Hopefully practicing these things will lead to a happier and less anxious life!
READ ARTICLEIt’s often tricky to know what to say to a loved one who is struggling with depression. It’s easy to say things that aren’t helpful and hard to know what would be helpful. Theresa Borchard has a great list of 10 Things You Should Say to a Depressed Loved One. It’s a good starting place […]
READ ARTICLEThis morning I read an article titled “Men funnier than women, but only by a hair” on psypost.org. This article was based on a research study done at UC San Diego on the stereotype that men are funnier than women. What was interesting to me about this article was that 90% of both male and […]
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“How can he not know how horribly inappropriate it was to give me a blender for my birthday?” “Does she not get that I can’t just spill my guts on demand? Why is she all up in my face with “What’s wrong? Talk to me!” “Do I have to write him a (expletive deleted) manual […]
READ ARTICLEOne of the most common sources of anxiety for singles in DC is the fact that it can be incredibly difficult to make new friends. Notice that I didn’t say, “meet new people.” That’s easy. It’s the forming friendships part that can be difficult. Washington is competitive. People often form relationships based on what they […]
READ ARTICLEI recently wrote a blog post for popular Washington DC blog Pamela’s Punch about how other people’s words and messages have the power to impact us in many ways we may not realize. You can read all about it here: http://www.pamelaspunch.com/anxiety-and-negative-messages-the-power-of-other-peoples-words-over-our-lives/
READ ARTICLEAnxiety and depression, either alone or together, blocks us from living from our most authentic selves. Vulnerability researcher, Brene Brown, takes on what she calls our “fatalistic response” to life, turns it on its head, and offers listeners insight and great, huge, womping lots of inspiration. If you haven’t found her yet on TED talks. […]
READ ARTICLEWe Need to Talk About Kevin, a novel by Lionel Shriver takes a deep and intimate look in to the psyche of a deeply troubled woman after her teenage son goes on a killing rampage at his suburban high school. The book toys with questions there are no answers to. Are people born bad or are […]
READ ARTICLEThe effortless life would be void of depression and anxiety and filled with a general sense of well-being (a.k.a. happiness). But how to get there? That’s the question Leo Babauta seeks to answer in his upcoming book, The Effortless Life. The book highlights principles for “what works in making life easier, better, smoother.” Here are […]
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