Category Archives: Anxiety

Tip of the Week – Laughter

Posted on April 16, 2014 by awentherapy

How would you like to have a better immune system, reduce your risk of heart attack and stroke, experience less pain during dental work and live longer? Research suggests that people who use humor to cope with stress get all of … Continue reading →

Posted in Advice, Anxiety, Awen Therapy, Jay Blevins, Laughter, Mental Health, MFT, Physical Health, Psychotherapy, Stress, Therapy | Tagged Advice, Awen Therapy, Dental Work, health, Heart Attack, Jay Blevins, Laughter, MFT, Stress, Stroke, Therapy | Leave a comment

Give Yourself Permission…To Be In Control

Posted on April 15, 2014 by awentherapy

There are lots of reasons why we sometimes don’t want to go to an event or do a certain activity. Fear is one of those reasons. It can range from an uncomfortable feeling to full blown social anxiety. At its … Continue reading →

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Tip of the Week – Spotting a Liar

Posted on April 2, 2014 by awentherapy

New research says that we tend to overestimate our ability to spot a liar based on body language. Test subjects who based their judgement on body language versus those that focused on the words did much worse at identifying who … Continue reading →

Posted in Advice, Anxiety, Awen Therapy, Depression, Jay Blevins, Mental Health, MFT, Psychotherapy, Therapy | Tagged Advice, Awen Therapy, body language, Jay Blevins, liar, lying, MFT, Therapy | Leave a comment

Tip of the Week – Reducing Anxiety

Posted on March 19, 2014 by awentherapy

You may now have a perfectly defensible reason to play Candy Crush. Recent research published in the journal Clinical Psychological Science showed that playing a distracting cell phone game app can reduce anxiety. Researchers applied gamification to an “emerging cognitive treatment for … Continue reading →

Posted in Anxiety, Awen Therapy, Candy Crush, Cell phone app, Change, Depression, Emotions, Gamification, Jay Blevins, Mental Health, MFT, Psychotherapy, Therapy | Tagged Advice, Anxiety, Awen Therapy, candy crush, Depression, gamification, gamify, Jay Blevins, Mental Health, MFT, Therapy | Leave a comment

Tip of the Week

Posted on March 5, 2014 by awentherapy

New research suggests that quitting smoking may be just a good for your mental health as it is for your physical health. Smokers that stopped smoking had a significantly lower rate of mental health issues after they stopped smoking. If … Continue reading →

Posted in Anxiety, Awen Therapy, Change, Depression, Jay Blevins, Mental Health, MFT, Psychotherapy, Smoking, Therapy | Tagged Advice, Anxiety, Awen Therapy, Depression, Jay Blevins, Mental Health, MFT, Smoking, Therapy | Leave a comment

Two Therapists Talking: What to do When You Get a Panic Attack

Posted on December 26, 2013 by awentherapy

In this episode of Two Therapists Talking, Jasmine St. John and I talk about some strategies for responding to panic attacks. If you have questions or a topic you’d like to hear us discuss, write us at TwoTherapistsTalking@gmail.com.

Posted in Anxiety, Awen Therapy, Emotions, Jasmine St. John, Jay Blevins, JSJ Therapy, MFT, Panic Attack, Psychotherapy, Therapy, Two Therapists Talking, Understanding | Tagged Awen Therapy, Brain Shift, Cognitive, Emotions, Jay Blevins, JSJ Therapy, Locigal, MFT, Panic Attack, Therapy, Tip, Two Therapists Talking | Leave a comment

What’s Good for the Goose…

Posted on November 19, 2013 by awentherapy

A friend shared the following article by Emma Gray (via The Huffington Post) titled 23 Things Every Woman Should Stop Doing with me. She loved the article, as do I. Her most interesting comment was that she thought this advice applied to … Continue reading →

Posted in Acceptance, Accomodation, Anxiety, Apology, Authentic Self, Awen Therapy, Boundaries, Care, Challenges, Choices, Communication, Compliments, Confidence, Courage, Denying Emotions, Differences, Emily Gray, Emotions, Expectations, Imperfection, Integrity, Jay Blevins, Lily Meyers, MFT, Mistakes, Patterns, Perfection, Perfectionism, Personal Power, Psychotherapy, Relationships, Risk, Rules, Saying No, The Huffington Post, Therapy, Thoughts, Understanding, Values | Tagged Accommodation, Anxiety, Awen Therapy, Change, Emily Gray, Expectations, Failure, Fear, Imperfection, Jay Blevins, Lily Myers, Morals, Perfection, Respect, Risk, Rules, Saying No, Self-Esteem, Strength, The Huffington Post, Therapy, Understanding | Leave a comment

The Importance of Being Who We Are…

Posted on June 11, 2013 by awentherapy

A friend recently sent me a link to a Ted Talk that I hadn’t seen. I’ve talked about Ted Talks in the past but if you are a new reader what I’ll say is that Ted Talks are amazing. You … Continue reading →

Posted in Anxiety, Authentic Self, Awen Therapy, Being Too Nice, Brene Brown, Challenges, Confidence, Courage, Eating Disorders, Emotions, Fear, Glennon Doyle, Identity, Jay Blevins, Mental Hospital, MFT, Perfection, Psychotherapy, TED Talk, Therapy, Vulnerability | Tagged Authenticity, Awen Therapy, Brene Brown, Capes, Emotions, Fear, Glennon Doyle, Identity, Imperfection, Jay Blevins, Mental Hospital, MFT, Ted.com, Therapy, Vulnerability | 1 Comment

The First Session

Posted on February 20, 2013 by awentherapy

I’m reblogging this fantastic post about one person’s experience of going to therapy for the first time. I particularly appreciated the advice at the end of the post, given to the poster by a friend. I hope you enjoy! … Continue reading →

Posted in Advice, Anxiety, Awen Therapy, Emotions, Fear, MFT, Psychotherapy, Therapy, therapyfromthebench | Tagged Advice, Anxiety, Awen Therapy, Fear, MFT, starting therapy, therapists, Therapy, therapyfromthebench, Vulnerability | Leave a comment

Two Therapists Talking…

Posted on February 7, 2013 by awentherapy

Check out the new YouTube channel Two Therapists Talking. It will feature Jasmine St. John of JSJ Therapy and I discussing a wide range of topics including relationships, sexuality and other issues that arise in therapy. Our first video discusses … Continue reading →

Posted in Advice, Alternative Sexuality, Anxiety, Awen Therapy, Connection, Desire, JSJ Therapy, MFT, Psychotherapy, Relationships, Therapy | Tagged Alternative Sexuality, Anxiety, Awen Therapy, Desire, JSJ Therapy, MFT, Relationships, Sex, Therapy, Two Therapists Talking, YouTube | Leave a comment