Category Archives: Confidence

Two Therapists Talking: The Difference Between Confidence and Arrogance

Posted on December 5, 2013 by awentherapy

In this episode of Two Therapists Talking, Jasmine St. John and I talk about the difference between confidence and arrogance and why it is important. If you have questions or a topic you’d like to hear us discuss, write us … Continue reading →

Posted in Arrogance, Awen Therapy, Confidence, Couples, Emotions, Jasmine St. John, Jay Blevins, JSJ Therapy, MFT, Psychotherapy, Relationships, Therapy, Two Therapists Talking | Tagged , , , , , , , , , | 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 , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | 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 , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | 1 Comment

The Messages We Send…

Posted on February 5, 2013 by awentherapy

One of the things I spend a lot of time convincing parents is that kids learn more, much more, from parents’ behaviors that they do from their parents words. Parent’s can talk and lecture until they are blue in the … Continue reading →

Posted in Anxiety, Awen Therapy, Challenges, Confidence, Daughters, Eating Disorders, Emotions, Messages, MFT, Mothers, Perfection, Psychotherapy, Relationships, Therapy, Uncategorized, Vulnerability | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | 1 Comment

Letting Others Do The Talking…

Posted on December 11, 2012 by awentherapy

There are so many great messages and images floating around on the internet that I thought I’d take this chance to let some of them do the talking.  Here are some thoughts to ponder…             … Continue reading →

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We Can All Use a Little Help Sometimes…

Posted on November 27, 2012 by awentherapy

I had the opportunity to sit in a session with another therapist the other day. I loved having the chance because I think this therapist is one of the best I know.  During the session she used a concept that … Continue reading →

Posted in Awen Therapy, Borrowed Functioning, Challenges, Change, Confidence, Failure, Fear, MFT, Patterns, Psychotherapy, Reasons, Resistance, Risk, Self-Esteem, Sharing, Strength | Tagged , , , , , , , , | 2 Comments

Confident…About What?

Posted on November 20, 2012 by awentherapy

I was having a conversation with a friend they other day when they asked me a question that caught me off guard. They asked me “how can you always be so confident and know what to do?” The reason I … Continue reading →

Posted in Awen Therapy, Bravery, Challenges, Confidence, Courage, Failure, Fall, Fear, MFT, Mistakes, Perfection, Therapy | Tagged , , , , , , , , | 5 Comments