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Category Archives: Forgiveness
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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More About Change…
Last week I wrote about some reasons that prevent people from starting the process of change. This week I wanted to talk about another reason. A reason that I feel is worth talking about by itself. What I’m talking about … Continue reading
Posted in Awen Therapy, Change, Emotions, Fear, Forgiveness, Guilt, Jay Blevins, MFT, Psychotherapy, Resistance, Self-Esteem, Self-Loathing, Shame, Therapy
Tagged Advice, Awen Therapy, Change, Darkness, Fear, Guilt, Jay Blevins, Light, Self-compassion, Self-loathing, Shame, Therapy
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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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Another Blogger’s Take on Forgiveness…
Forgiveness is a complicated creature. Sometimes we don’t want to forgive…we want to hold a grudge. But is not forgiving the best thing for us? Why should we want to forgive? And when we do want to forgive, how do … Continue reading
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