Why Do We Care What People Think?

In many of my sessions with clients I see a common theme that disrupts their happiness and sense of self worth. Many people care too much about what other people think and it greatly impacts the choices they make. To start, here are some of the reasons we may care too much about what others […]

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You Are a Celebrity

I watched the supper bowl half time show. Beyonce was just fantastic! She is such a celebrity!I have always been curious about our fascination with celebrities. Maybe we try to attach our identity to theirs to feel successful, beautiful or powerful. It is fun to dress up like a celebrity or to buy the products […]

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Your Brain on Anger

In my work as a couples therapist, I often have couples complain to me about their partner’s anger management issues. As a mother myself, I never knew how angry I could get until I had children! Chronic anger can erode and break relationships and has a huge long-term physical, emotional, interpersonal, and spiritual costs. Exploring, taming, […]

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Bye New Year’s resolution, Hi New You.

In our culture only 8% of people actually accomplish their New Year’s resolution. If for some reason you let your resolve go, with focus, faith, patient and effort  you can still  join the few.  Some apps can be incredibly helpful in this endeavor. One of them is MotivAider, which helps you to keep your intentions […]

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Unable to Achieve Your Goals? Get a New Family!

Ever since I began what has since become a multi-faceted career revolving around human psychology, behavior, and performance, I have been fascinated with the science (and even the oddball speculation) that underlies whether, and how, people are able to bring about what they say they want. I have been convinced that success isn’t merely a question […]

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PUTTING the RESOLVE into NEW YEARS’ RESOLUTIONS

New Year’s Day finds many people making New Year’s resolutions. Yet, it is well known that most of those resolutions will go unfulfilled. Efforts to lose weight, stop smoking, meditate more and spend more quality time with the family fade all too soon. Radio announcers even joke that if you wait until just a few weeks into […]

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