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Tag Archives: Imperfection
Two Therapists Talking: The Problem with Perfectionism
In this episode of Two Therapists Talking, Jasmine St. John and I discuss how trying to be perfect can get in our way of being happy. If you have questions or a topic you’d like to hear us discuss, write … Continue reading
Posted in Awen Therapy, Change, Jasmine St. John, Jay Blevins, JSJ Therapy, MFT, Perfection, Perfectionism, Psychotherapy, Therapy, Two Therapists Talking
Tagged Awen Therapy, Imperfection, Jasmine St. John, Jay Blevins, JSJ Therapy, Perfection, Perfectionism, Therapy, Two Therapists Talking
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What Doesn’t Kill Us…
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
Posted in Awen Therapy, Challenges, Change, Choices, Imperfection, Jay Blevins, MFT, Mistakes, Perfection, Perspectives, Psychotherapy, Resilience, Therapy
Tagged Awen Therapy, Challenges, Failure, Imperfection, Jay Blevins, MFT, Negative, Perfections, Perspectives, Positive, Strength, Therapy
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A Picture May Be Worth A Thousand Words…Are They the Right Ones?
As a therapist I see many different ways that people set themselves up for failure. Sometimes they do it intentionally out of fear or because they gain something else by failing. But sometimes they do it unintentionally. They set an … Continue reading
Posted in Awen Therapy, Challenges, Emotions, Expectations, Failure, Jay Blevins, MFT, Pictures, Psychotherapy, Therapy
Tagged Awen Therapy, Emotions, Expectations, Getting in own way, Imperfection, Jay Blevins, MFT, Pictures, Therapy
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The Importance of Being Who We Are…
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 Authenticity, Awen Therapy, Brene Brown, Capes, Emotions, Fear, Glennon Doyle, Identity, Imperfection, Jay Blevins, Mental Hospital, MFT, Ted.com, Therapy, Vulnerability
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Being Right Versus Being Kind – Take 2…
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
Posted in Awen Therapy, Care, Compassion, Emotions, Failure, MFT, Mistakes, Perfection, Psychotherapy, Shame, Therapy
Tagged Awen Therapy, Compassion, Failure, Imperfection, Kindness, MFT, Mistakes, patterns, Perfection, Perspective, Therapy, Understanding
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Confident…About What?
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 Awen Therapy, Challenge, Change, Confidence, Failure, Fear, Imperfection, MFT, Perfection
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Spinning a Tale…
Here I go again. Another post centered on a TED Talk. What can I say? I’m a huge fan. If I was young and hip I might say I was a fanboy. Fortunately I don’t suffer from any illusions that … Continue reading
Posted in 4 a.m., Authentic Self, Awen Therapy, Challenges, Control, Decisions, Failure, Fear, Identity, Imperfection, MFT, Mistakes, Perfection, Perspectives, Poet Rives, Problem Saturated, Psychotherapy, Reasons, Risk, TED Talk, Therapy, Tools, Vulnerability
Tagged Anxiety, Awen Therapy, Change, Emotions, Fear, Imperfection, MFT, Perfection, Perspective, Poet Rives, Problem Saturated, Reasons, Risk, TED Talk, Therapy, Vulnerability
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I Don’t Read Instruction Manuals Anyway…
Mistakes, mistakes, mistakes. We all make them. How can we not? We are imperfect beings. We have limits…of understanding, of knowledge, of experiences. But yet we so often beat ourselves up for making them. Some of us more than others. … Continue reading
Posted in Acceptance, Awen Therapy, Challenges, Change, Failure, Imperfection, Mistakes, Therapy
Tagged Awen Therapy, Change, Imperfection, Instructions, MFT, Mistakes, Perfection, Perspective, Therapy
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Sometimes There Are Just Choices…
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
Posted in Awen Therapy, Choices, Imperfection, MFT, Perfection, Personal Power, Therapy
Tagged Awen Therapy, Choices, Failure, Imperfection, MFT, Perfection, Personal Power, Therapy
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