Emotional Wellness for Positive Living
At last, after 7 years my third book will soon be released in my mental health publisher’s most popular book series for therapists and their clients! Pre-orders will be available soon with free shipping!
This book has sections on Positive Psychology, DBT, CBT, Social Media for Mental Health, using metaphors, group activities, and much more. Just as the two previous books in the series, there are plenty of reproducible handouts & worksheets!
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“Stop acting as if life is a rehearsal. Live this day as if it were your last. The past is over and gone. The future is not guaranteed.” – Wayne Dyer
Are you undermining your life happiness with bad habits that you just can’t seem to shake? If you are, then you are in good company!
Although we “know better,” old habits are hard to break. Over the years we get messages about ourselves from our family, classmates and others around us, and if they are not very positive ones, they set the stage for unrelenting negative and critical self-talk. If we can’t shake these negative thought habits, we live life as if we have smudgy glasses, and our perceptions of ourselves and others become unclear. [Read more...]
As we size up our financial health during tax season, how about asking yourself if you are staying out of emotional bankruptcy? In face of challenging economic conditions, we might lose our perspective of focusing on what is most important – our ability to withstand difficult times and keep a sense of optimism and self-empowement even when our life feels out of control. Are you making obligations to others that you do not have within you – [Read more...]
Originally a guest post on www.lifehack.org
Are you waiting for life events to turn out the way you want so that you can feel more positive about your life? Do you find yourself having pre-conditions to your sense of well-being, thinking that certain things must happen for you to be happier? [Read more...]
Originally a guest post on www.lifehack.org
“‘Gratitude is the fairest blossom which springs from the soul.” — Henry Ward Beecher (1813-1887)
It is no secret that gratefulness is correlated with life satisfaction and happiness. [Read more...]
Originally a guest post on www.lifehack.org
What’s done is done.
We can’t turn back the clock of time. Good or bad, right or wrong, it is done. It’s over!
Originally a guest post on www.lifehack.org
In my 35 years as a psychotherapist, I have been struck by the inability many people have to distinguish between fact and fiction. People get depressed, they get negative, and they get anxious for generally one main reason – they treat interpretations like facts! They never learned to do otherwise – [Read more...]
Originally a guest post on www.lifehack.org
Originally a guest post on www.lifehack.org
Too busy in your hectic life to “take ten” to ground yourself for the day? Too much to do and too little time? Stressed out beyond belief and you can’t imagine sparing any extra time to stop and take stock and take a daily pulse? Do you want to get off this endless cycle of “to dos” but can’t seem to get away from your life “inbox?” [Read more...]
Originally a guest post on www.lifehack.org
Metaphors can help get us unstuck from deeply ingrained patterns and habits of thinking. We use metaphors all the time and often do not even realize them as they have become so much of a part of our language. Case in point, they can “open doors” and provide “the keys” to insight!
So next time you think you are “at the end of your rope” – think metaphors! [Read more...]
Most of us know guidelines for physical fitness, which includes a lifestyle of regular aerobic exercise, along with stretching and strength training. The same goes for the general knowledge of the basics of healthy vs. unhealthy food choices. For example, foods that are rich in protein, grains, and fiber, while being low in sugar and saturated fats, are certainly more nutritionally sound than a meal consisting of a Big Whopper with soda and fries [Read more...]
It’s been estimated that about 2/3 of New Years Resolutions end up broken by the end of January! Maybe it is because resolutions imply “all or nothing thinking.”
When we think too rigidly we are bound to fail. Instead of pressuring yourself to start the year off with Resolutions, how about have Intentions? By nature, intentions are more flexible and avoid the possiblity of “failure.”
I welcome comments – what are your New Years Intentions?
It is now officially spring, so what are you waiting for? Spring clean your mind of old worn out thoughts and feelings that keep you stuck in a wintery state of mind.
Here are some quick tips to unclutter your emotional closet!: [Read more...]
Spring is just around the corner! To most of us, spring represents a time for freshness, growth and re-birth. Flowers start to bloom, animals emerge from hibernation, and birds return to the north from their winter homes to nest, procreate, and chirp away from morning ‘til dusk. [Read more...]
It is funny how we all know that life is not fair, but still we expect it to be! It is one thing to know intellectually that life is not fair, but another thing to give up the sense of entitlement and expectations that it should in our day to day lives. [Read more...]
The 8 Thought Habits You Must STOP Before You Can Live A Positive Life
