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Practical, licensed-clinician perspective on anxiety, depression, trauma, behavioral addiction, and marriage & family counseling.
A guide to loving someone through addiction without losing yourself, drawing on Jason Combs' book Unhooked to explore the difference between real support and harmful enabling.
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A review of Dr. Jennifer Finlayson-Fife's podcast on how men suppress shame and vulnerability, and why authentic intimacy requires the courage to be fully known.
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A practical guide to walking beside a partner facing anxiety, depression, or another mental health condition—without trying to fix them, and without burning yourself out in the process.
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Anger sabotages relationships. But anger is simply a judgment. How to manage anger is about how to assess the stress that leads to anger.
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Lies are things we make ourselves believe to justify bad actions or put the blame where it doesn’t belong.
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We feel anxiety when our present thoughts are focused too much on the past or the future. Focusing 80% on the present is a healthy goal.
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Communication is a two-way street. Oftentimes, the cool and collected one really is the one that's has the most stirred up emotion.
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A midlife crisis is when we get tired of the routine and want to try exploring something different. No partner can actually fulfill every single one of your needs.
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You’re more in control than you realize; so it comes down to finding motivation through some sort of intervention that makes you see something differently.
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Making goals is more difficult if we don’t express and think of our goals with the right mindset. Checking your language in these areas may help you with your goals!
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We are twice as motivated to get out of pain than we are to obtain a reward. So, if you include both an escape from pain and a reward, then you have three times the chance of making a change!
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Individual therapy focuses on individual growth and development. In life, we all try to be the best that we can be. Everyday we can be better than the day before. Sometimes, we come across difficulties that interfere with our daily lives and our happiness
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We can either choose to control our emotions, or let our emotions control us. No matter how powerful the emotion, we can overcome it. Anger is one of the more powerful emotions and requires greater skill in learning to master it.
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Many times an addiction is so strong that willpower alone is not enough to overcome its effects. Some techniques used in helping people with addiction recovery are psychotherapy, hypnosis, self-care, and medication.
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Self-esteem is self-perception of perceived value and worth. Those who have a healthy self-esteem are able to create meaningful and healthy relationships, achieve their goals, and find happiness in their life.
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