Self-Care

“Sometimes your joy is the source of your smile, but sometimes your smile can be the source of your joy.” —Thích Nhất Hạnh Historically, therapy has been all about the mind changing ... Read More

Recently, a person new to therapy mentioned in session that she was disappointed about not having time to do things to care for herself. Up to this point, she hadn’t spoken much about ... Read More

How you spend your days is how you spend your life. This statement, an iteration of a quote usually attributed to Pulitzer Prize-winning author Annie Dillard, is an eloquent way of saying ... Read More

Stress is an ongoing problem for many people in our fast-paced society. We have forgotten how to stop and smell the roses, and instead spend our days rushing to and from work, school, the ... Read More

Just as the body works to maintain homeostasis on a physical, cellular level, I believe the mind strives to create balance emotionally. Both happen unconsciously, though you can accelerate ... Read More

“Life moves pretty fast. If you don’t stop and look around once in a while, you could miss it.” This recognizable quote from the movie Ferris Bueller’s Day Off can be helpful to ... Read More

Too often, false promises of magic pills, psychotropic meds, and quick fixes seem at first like good ideas, but they may lead to addictions or other side effects in an effort to “escape” ... Read More

Becoming a parent brings out so many new qualities in each of us. We learn to nurture selflessly. We learn patience and empathy. We learn to read the cues of our new child and how to meet ... Read More

Do you resist change? Do you work hard to maintain the status quo, regardless of its effect on you? Is it possible that you might better tolerate change if you approached it in small doses? All ... Read More

There is a paradox when it comes to bipolar mood episodes in terms of the treatment versus the prevention of episodes. On the one hand, the treatment of mood episodes can be rigorous, prolonged, ... Read More

At its most basic definition, self-care is any intentional action taken to meet an individual’s physical, mental, spiritual, or emotional needs. In short, it’s all the little ... Read More

One thing that human beings have in common is the desire to feel OK. Everyone is working on it every day, whether they realize it or not. They’re trying to feel OK and to avoid feeling ... Read More