Tag Archives: Therapy

Something Finishes and Something Begins

This is my last post at AwenTherapy.Wordpress.com. It has been a lot of fun sharing my thoughts since my first post Facing Our Fears on June 1, 2010. That post talked about opening my private practice and dealing with fear versus … Continue reading

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What Others Had To Say This Week

Interesting blog posts and news stories from the past week… 4 Keys to Responding Instead of Reacting – Caroline Southwell 18 Struggles Of Having An Outgoing Personality But Actually Being Shy And Introverted – Brianna Wiest 25 Statements for Speaking Kindly … Continue reading

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Alpha Doesn’t Have to Mean Ass…

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…

We often worry if we have what it takes to face a challenge or get through a tough situation. But if you’ve never found your limit, how can you know where it is? Don’t underestimate yourself.

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Tip of the Week – Learn While You Sleep

A new study suggests that listening to foreign language words during sleep can help you better remember those words. People who studied a new language during the day and had their vocabulary words played to them while they slept had … Continue reading

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What Others Had To Say This Week

Interesting blog posts and news stories from the past week… All Healthy Relationships Have Hiccups – Rebecca Lammersen Discussion versus Debate – Sandy Ikeda The puer aeternus, or ‘Peter Pan Syndrome’ – Patrick McCurry Study cracks how brain processes emotions … Continue reading

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Tip of the Week: Stand Up for Creativity

Go ahead and be supportive of creativity if you want. But what the title really means is that new research suggests standing results in higher levels of creativity compared to doing the same task while sitting. Groups were given 30 minutes to … Continue reading

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What They Won’t Do For Me…

So many people come to see me and are frustrated that their partner isn’t giving them something that is being asked for over and over. I’m not talking about physical objects. I’m talking about certain behaviors and actions. They don’t … Continue reading

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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

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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

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