Self-Esteem and Its Relationship To Mental Health
One common goal for therapy that clients often share with me in their first session is “I want to work on improving my self-esteem.” What is self-esteem? At its most Read More …
Category: Feelings
10 Tips To Manage Anxiety
I’ve written several articles on how to manage anxiety and panic symptoms; this goes into greater detail on how to apply this to your life as well as provide you Read More …
How an Anxious-Preoccupied Attachment Style Can Affect Your Relationship
Within a relationship, seeking connection and allowing ourselves to be vulnerable actually builds intimacy and helps us feel more secure with our partner when it is met with compassion Read More …
How a Fearful-Avoidant Attachment Style Can Affect Your Relationships
Developing a lasting and meaningful relationship with a partner is a gratifying concept. Those initial pleasures of infatuation at meeting someone for the first time is exciting; the thought of Read More …
What Is Love?
“It was a purposeful love.” A friend of mind recently made this statement to me as I described a personal experience on this topic. This phrase resonated with Read More …
How a Dismissive-Avoidant Attachment Style Can Affect Your Relationships
Attachment styles play a significant role in how we interact with our partners as adults. What is attachment, you may ask? Attachment is “a strong emotional connection, such as the Read More …
Building a Guilt-Free Relationship with Food through Mindful Eating
Our relationship with food changes through time, based on personal experiences and messages we receive regarding what role food plays in our lives. In this guest post for Psych Central, Read More …
Creating a Resilient Relationship Through Acceptance
A while ago I wrote an article about perfectionism and self-acceptance . In that article I explored the concept of having realistic expectations of ourselves. By accepting who we are Read More …
How Childhood Trauma Affects Adult Relationships
Childhood experiences are crucial to our emotional development. Our parents, who are our primary attachment figures, play an important role in how we experience the world because they lay the Read More …
Helping Someone You Love Who Has Anxiety
For those living with some form of anxiety, daily life can be a challenge. However, we sometimes forget that it can also be a struggle for their loved ones. If Read More …