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Category Archives: Therapy
What Others Had To Say This Week
Interesting blog posts and news stories from the past week… Yes to Sex in Nursing Homes – Naveed Saleh, M.D. Intimacy: The Whys, Hows, How-Nots, and So-Nots – Heather Corinna Psychologists Have Uncovered a Troubling Feature of People Who Seem Too … Continue reading
Posted in Advice, Awen Therapy, Creativity, Jay Blevins, MFT, Psychotherapy, Therapy
Tagged Awen Therapy, Jay Blevins, MFT, Therapy
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Two Therapists Talking: Unconditional Love
In this episode of Two Therapists Talking, Jasmine St. John and I share our thoughts on the concept of unconditional love. If you have questions or a topic you’d like to hear us discuss, write us at TwoTherapistsTalking@gmail.com.
Posted in Advice, Awen Therapy, Jasmine St. John, Jay Blevins, JSJ Therapy, MFT, Outtakes, Psychotherapy, Therapy, Two Therapists Talking, Unconditional Love
Tagged Actions, Advice, Awen Therapy, Emotions, Jasmine St. John, Jay Blevins, JSJ Therapy, Love, Two Therapists Talking, Unconditional Love
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Tip of the Week – Judging Your Own Assertiveness
New research suggests that people are not very good at judging how their own level of assertiveness compared to how other people judge them. People who were judged as appropriately assertive by others tended to more often judge themselves as … Continue reading
Posted in Advice, Awen Therapy, Jay Blevins, MFT, Psychotherapy, Therapy
Tagged Advice, Assertiveness, Awen Therapy, Feedback, Jay Blevins, Self-Awareness, Therapy
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Understanding vs. Agreeing With
A lot of my work is centered around alternative sexuality. That means, among other things, kinky sex…like the stuff from Fifty Shades of Grey. (Note: I use that example because of its popularity. I am very much not a fan … Continue reading
Posted in Awen Therapy, BDSM, Emotions, Jay Blevins, Kink, MFT, Psychotherapy, Relationships, Therapy, Understanding
Tagged Alternative Sexuality, Awen Therapy, BDSM, Communication, Connection, Jay Blevins, Therapy, Understanding
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Thought for the Week…
Learning to do something differently always involves a leap of faith. We can prepare and practice, but at some point we have to try on the change and do things differently. We must trust that even if we don’t do … Continue reading
Posted in Advice, Awen Therapy, Challenge, Change, Identity, Jay Blevins, Leap of Faith, MFT, Psychotherapy, Struggle, Therapy
Tagged Advice, Awen Therapy, Challenge, Change, faith, Jay Blevins, leap of faith, wings
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What Others Had To Say This Week
Interesting blog posts and news stories from the past week… What Kinds of Support Are Most Supportive? – Julianna Breines Why Parenting Is So Hard for Us Introverts – Holly Klaassen Our Moral Tongue – Boaz Keysar and Albert Costa 10 … Continue reading
Posted in Advice, Awen Therapy, Creativity, Jay Blevins, MFT, Psychotherapy, Therapy
Tagged Awen Therapy, Jay Blevins, MFT, Therapy
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Two Therapists Talking: Bondage
In this episode of Two Therapists Talking, Jasmine St. John and I talk about bondage. If you have questions or a topic you’d like to hear us discuss, write us at TwoTherapistsTalking@gmail.com.
Tip of the Week – Don’t Cheer Me Up
New research confirmed something most of us already believe – people with low self-esteem have an overly negative and critical view of themselves. The research goes on to suggest that trying to change that viewpoint with positive reframing or praise and compliments is … Continue reading
Posted in Advice, Awen Therapy, Baylor University, Depression, empathy, Jay Blevins, Mental Health, MFT, Psychotherapy, Self-Esteem, Therapy, Thoughts
Tagged Advice, Awen Therapy, Empathy, Jay Blevins, low self-esteem, MFT, negativity, Self-Esteem, Therapy
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The Rush to Change…
I heard an interesting adage the other day. You can’t push the river. It was used in reference to having patience for change. I really appreciated the metaphor for a couple of reasons. First, I love the imagery. Take a moment and … Continue reading
Posted in Awen Therapy, Change, Jay Blevins, MFT, Psychotherapy, Resistance, Therapy
Tagged Awen Therapy, Change, Jay Blevins, JSJ Therapy, MFT, River, Therapy
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Thought for the Week…
It is an impossible task. The moment you start trying to please everyone is the moment you set yourself up to fail. And it takes so much energy…it is exhausting. So set a new goal. Work to please yourself and … Continue reading
Posted in Advice, Awen Therapy, Change, Jay Blevins, MFT, Perfection, Perfectionism, Psychotherapy, Therapy
Tagged Advice, Awen Therapy, Failure, Jay Blevins, Perfection, Perfectionism
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