Self-sabotage. The art of subconsciously preventing ourselves from reaching the dreams and goals we think we desire. This takes many forms and comes from a variety of root causes. One of the most insidious and frustrating is what Dr. Lewis Engel Ph.D and Tom Ferguson M.D. call “Imaginary Crimes”. Our…
Gratitude is an emotion we typically don’t pay much attention to in our busy lives. We’re vaguely pleased or feel lucky when things work out well, but that’s about it. Turns out that’s a big mistake. We’re missing out on something really important; and it’s free. Research shows that being…
Empathy. The common assumption is that the more we have, the better a person we are. As with so many things in life, an “element of truth” is a very different thing than ‘the whole truth. As an Integrative Therapist I get to see the results of this unexamined belief.…
During well over a decade of using Emotional Freedom Techniques (EFT or Tapping) in my practice, I’ve worked with many individuals suffering various stages of loss. We all face grief or loss at some point in our lives. For most it’s a painful but appropriate honoring and recognition of that…
Somewhere in this world might be a child who had perfect parents and unbelievably good luck. Always nurtured, never feeling insecure or threatened. The other 99.9999% of us haven’t been so lucky. The degree to which we are unlucky can have profound effects and cause a constant cycle of failed relationships…