Talking in Circles: When talk therapy feeds obsessive thought
In the context of OCD, challenging or reframing negative thoughts and developing coping strategies to reduce distressing emotions can be counterproductive and can often exacerbate the symptoms.
How to Survive (And Actually Enjoy) the Holidays With Your Family
Many people find their romanticized ideas of the holiday season shattered by the realities of family tension, conflicting values, and old behavioral patterns reemerging. Throw in changes to eating and sleeping routines and it might feel like you’re merely surviving the holiday.
Six Tips for Letting Go of Resentment
Resentment is a complex, multilayered emotion often associated with a perceived sense of unfairness or mistreatment, or unmet expectations.
How to Set Boundaries (Without Isolating Yourself or Alienating Others)
Boundaries are really important. They represent our outer limits. They help keep us safe, aligned with our values and help us act with integrity.
But the way we’re talking about boundaries right now seems to be focused on self preservation and separateness with a lack of compassion and empathy (for self and others).