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Category Archives: Compassion
Alpha Doesn’t Have to Mean Ass…
Over the past few months I’ve been involved in or have been told about several conversations about individuals that are considered to be Alpha’s. These conversations were specifically about alpha males, so I’m going to talk about that specifically. The … Continue reading
Posted in Alpha Male, Awen Therapy, Change, Compassion, Control, Emotions, Jay Blevins, Leadership, MFT, Psychotherapy, Relationships, Therapy
Tagged Alpha Male, Awen Therapy, Change, Compassion, Control, Expectations, Failure, Jay Blevins, Leadership, MFT, Relationships, Strength, Therapy
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Tip of the Week – Creativity at Home Makes You Better at Work
Creativity and expression has long been known to be useful as a stress reliever. New research shows that exercising creativity outside of work helps improve performance on the job. The study didn’t answer the question why but one hypothesis is … Continue reading
Posted in Advice, Awen Therapy, Baylor University, Compassion, Connection, Creativity, Depression, Emotions, Eye contact, Forgiveness, Jay Blevins, Job Performance, Mental Health, MFT, Psychotherapy, Relationships, Talking, Talking Out Loud, Therapy, Thoughts
Tagged Advice, Anxiety, Awen Therapy, Connection, Creativity, Jay Blevins, job performance, MFT, Therapy
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Tip of the Week – Eye Contact
The importance of eye contact in connection with others is nothing new. Recent research also found that both children and adults that avoid or are denied eye contact are more likely to suffer from “depression and feelings of isolation as well … Continue reading
Posted in Advice, Awen Therapy, Baylor University, Compassion, Connection, Depression, Emotions, Eye contact, Forgiveness, Jay Blevins, Mental Health, MFT, Psychotherapy, Relationships, Talking, Talking Out Loud, Therapy, Thoughts
Tagged Advice, Anxiety, Awen Therapy, callousness, Connection, Depression, eye contact, Jay Blevins, MFT, Therapy
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Tip of the Week – Self Forgiveness
Past research has shown that not forgiving ourselves contributes to depression, anxiety and weakened immunity. New research out of Baylor University suggests that it is easier to forgive yourself if you’ve made amends with others. The idea is that once we’ve addressed … Continue reading
Posted in Advice, Awen Therapy, Baylor University, Compassion, Emotions, Forgiveness, Jay Blevins, Mental Health, MFT, Psychotherapy, Relationships, Talking, Talking Out Loud, Therapy, Thoughts
Tagged Advice, Anxiety, Awen Therapy, Baylor University, Compassion, Depression, Forgiveness, Jay Blevins, MFT, Therapy
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A World of Grey – 50 Shades and More…
Our culture loves to think of the world in absolutes. Right or wrong. Yes or no. Good or bad. Unfortunately that mindset can make life much more difficult. The reality is that much of the world we navigate through consists … Continue reading
Posted in Awen Therapy, Compassion, Emotions, Jay Blevins, MFT, Perfection, Perfectionism, Psychotherapy, Relationships, Therapy
Tagged Absolutes, Awen Therapy, Compassion, Creativity, Fear, Jay Blevins, MFT, Pass/Fail, Perspective, Therapy
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Thought for the Week…
It can be easy to judge others quickly based on what we first see. We forget that we are all complex and multi-faceted. While people may behave in ways we don’t like, it doesn’t mean that is all there is to … Continue reading
Posted in Advice, Atticus, Awen Therapy, Compassion, Jay Blevins, MFT, Possibility, Psychotherapy, Scout, Therapy, To Kill A Mockingbird, Uncertainty, Understanding, Vision
Tagged Advice, Awen Therapy, Compassion, Jay Blevins, MFT, Therapy, To Kill A Mockingbird, Understanding, Vision
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Thought for the Week…
One of the most difficult challenges for many of us is when someone we care about is experiencing sadness, loss, grief, hurt or other very difficult emotions. We often feel helpless because we can’t fix it. We can’t take away … Continue reading
Posted in Advice, Awen Therapy, Compassion, Emotions, empathy, Grief, hurt, Jay Blevins, MFT, Pain, Psychotherapy, Relationships, sadness, Therapy, Thought of the week
Tagged Advice, Awen Therapy, Compassion, Emotions, Empathy, Hurt, Jay Blevins, Pain, Relationships, Sadness, Thought of the week
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Change With the Speed of a Rabbit!
As I was driving the other day I watched a rabbit pull one of those stunts where it runs 3/4 of the way across the road, only to get scared by a car and turn back, re-tracing its original route … Continue reading
Posted in Awen Therapy, Change, Compassion, Emotions, Fear, Jay Blevins, MFT, Psychotherapy, Rabbits, Therapy
Tagged Awen Therapy, Change, Compassion, Fear, Jay Blevins, Rabbits
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Just Fix Yourself…
Showing compassion for people that are physically ill or injured is something most people do reasonably well. Sure, there are exceptions, but if someone has pneumonia, a broken arm or just went through surgery people generally show concern. It is … Continue reading
Posted in Advice, Awen Therapy, Compassion, Criticism, Emotions, Injury, Jay Blevins, Mental Health, MFT, Physical Health, Psychotherapy, Symptoms, Therapy
Tagged Advice, Awen Therapy, Compassion, Emotions, Injury, Jay Blevins, Mental Health, Perspective, Therapy, Understanding
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Self-Compassion…What’s That?
Compassion is a topic that often comes up in therapy. Often it is about having compassion for others. That is a concept people grasp fairly easily. Don’t get me wrong…they may not do it but they understand it. The concept that isn’t … Continue reading
Posted in Acceptance, Awen Therapy, Change, Compassion, Criticism, Emotions, Forgiveness, Jay Blevins, Love, MFT, Psychotherapy, Self-compassion, Therapy
Tagged Awen Therapy, Compassion, Criticism, Jay Blevins, MFT, Self-compassion, Self-Soothing, Therapy
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