Tag Archives: Failure

Alpha Doesn’t Have to Mean Ass…

Posted on July 22, 2014 by awentherapy

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 →

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Thought for the Week…

Posted on June 23, 2014 by awentherapy

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 →

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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 →

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What Doesn’t Kill Us…

Posted on August 6, 2013 by awentherapy

Philosopher Friedrich Nietczsche said, “whatever doesn’t kill us makes us stronger.” That isn’t always the most comforting saying when we are going through something difficult. And while it may not always be true, there evidence that facing challenges can improve … Continue reading →

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Being Right Versus Being Kind – Take 2…

Posted on March 12, 2013 by awentherapy

Last week I wrote about how sometimes it is more important to be kind than it is to be right when we are interacting with important people in our lives. But like most things, there are multiple facets of the … 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 →

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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 →

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Sometimes There Are Just Choices…

Posted on November 30, 2011 by awentherapy

Life seems to present us with an endless stream of choices to make.  Some of them we make without really giving them much thought.  In fact most of them are like that.  Every time we do something during the day, … Continue reading →

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