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Tag Archives: Depression
What Others Had To Say This Week
Interesting blog posts and news stories from the past week… I don’t feel male and I don’t feel female, La Roux opens up about her sexuality – Liam Johnson Healthy guilt vs toxic guilt – Patrick McCurry Feelings Are About Love – … Continue reading
Posted in Advice, Awen Therapy, Bipolar, Change, Creativity, Emotions, Jay Blevins, MFT, Monogamy, Non-Monogamy, Psychotherapy, Relationships, Stress, Therapy
Tagged Advice, Anxiety, Awen Therapy, Birth Control, Boundaries, Change, Communication, Creativity, Depression, Empathy, Friends, girls, Jay Blevins, MFT, Relationships, Sex, Stress, Therapy, Understanding, Vulnerability
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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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What Others Had To Say This Week
Interesting blog posts and news stories from the past week… The Polyamorists Next Door – Elizabeth Sheff, Ph. D. Looking for Love Online – Jenny Seifert New York Police to Limit Seizing of Condoms in Prostitution Cases – Marc Santora … Continue reading
Posted in Advice, Awen Therapy, Bipolar, Change, Creativity, Emotions, Jay Blevins, Marriage, MFT, Monogamy, Non-Monogamy, Psychotherapy, Relationships, Stress, Therapy
Tagged Advice, Anxiety, Awen Therapy, Bipolar, Birth Control, Boundaries, Change, Communication, condoms, Creativity, Depression, Jay Blevins, marriage, MFT, Myths, Relationships, Research, Sex, Stress, Therapy, Understanding, Vulnerability
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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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What Others Had To Say This Week
Interesting blog posts and news stories from the past week… 6 fascinating things you never knew about sexual satisfaction – Anna Puley What is feminist porn? – Pandora Blake Tina Belcher’s Sexual Revolution – Gabrielle Moss Intersex: What is It, … Continue reading
Posted in Advice, Awen Therapy, Bipolar, Change, Creativity, Emotions, Jay Blevins, Marriage, MFT, Monogamy, Non-Monogamy, Psychotherapy, Relationships, Stress, Therapy
Tagged Advice, Anxiety, Awen Therapy, Bipolar, Boundaries, Change, Communication, Creativity, Depression, Jay Blevins, marriage, MFT, Myths, Relationships, Research, Sex, Stress, Therapy, Understanding, Vulnerability
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Tip of the Week – Reducing Anxiety
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
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Tip of the Week
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
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Guest Post: Healthline.com on the Mental Health Benefits of Exercise
Healthline.com has generously offered to be a guest blogger for today. I hope you enjoy their post and I encourage you to visit their website. About Healthline.com: We focus our efforts on offering readers and visitors to our site objective, trustworthy, … Continue reading
Posted in Awen Therapy, Depression, Exercise, Healthline.com, Mental Health, MFT, Psychotherapy, Therapy
Tagged Awen Therapy, Change, Depression, Exercise, Healthline.com, Jay Blevins, Mental Health, MFT, Therapy
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Imagining the Life We Want to Live…
There is a tool that is sometimes used by therapists called “The Miracle Question.” The therapist asks their client to imagine that they wake up one morning and a miracle has happened. The client’s life is exactly as they’d like … Continue reading
Posted in Awen Therapy, Challenges, Change, Fear, Limits, MFT, Miracle Qustion, Perspectives, Psychotherapy, Therapy
Tagged Awen Therapy, Change, Depression, Fear, Grief, Limits, MFT, Miracle Question, Perspective, Sadness, Therapy
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