Attention Young Men!
YOU HAVE BEEN LIED TO! For the last several years, I have met with you. Spoken to you, and listened. From your teens to your late twenties, I have heard similar stories. You feel disconnected from yourself. You numb yourself with weed and alcohol. You watch a few motivational videos and think you have this…
Hack for Emotional Strength
As we slowly enter back into “normalcy”, we may feel a bit battered and bruised. The world has been in collective hibernation, but not necessarily a restful one. Personally, I sense a fatigue, mixed with anxiety and frustration. Many of us are tired of not being able to live life normally, but we are also…
This Moment
It takes courage to live with the full understanding that life is uncertain. We can organize, plan, and stash. But life still happens. This can be an overwhelming realization, particularly when we are faced with global threat such as this pandemic. How do we combat the fear that comes with uncertainty? There are so many…
“In the difficult are the friendly forces, the hands that work on us.” Rainer Maria Rilke
I love this quote. It summarizes one of the few benefits of living through something difficult. It also summons a perspective sorely needed right now. When we struggle, it is very difficult to feel this sentiment. We may get lost in the belief that we are merely suffering with no purpose, and worse yet, no…
Protect your mind from the Garbage
Now , it is more important than ever to rely on our logical and rational brain. Fear is contagious and we can feel it in the air. This where we can be so grateful for our logical mind. Our mind allows us to gather facts, numbers, and statistics ourselves. Then we can examine and decide…
Don’t Panic
As I write this article, the state of this nation is not so great. There is a sense of fear in the air that you can actually feel if you slow down enough. This fear ,which we have all experienced as of late, is an interesting thing. Because, of course, there is so much to…
The Value of Thinking Outside of the Box
Recently, I have been treating many teens and young adults within my therapy practice. I had prepped a mental health series for our local high school ( which, of course, has been cancelled due to recent events). But one of the concepts which I wanted to emphasize was the growing need for young people who…
So…I’d like to talk to you about the kids.
For the past few years, I have been working with tweens, teens, and young adults. It has been very eye opening. Like so many therapists, I have been seeing a pattern of anxiety, depression, and just a general lack of resilience. We may notice that this younger generation does not seem to handle challenges well,…
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