Tag: Self Awareness

Happy Thanksgiving - holiday family get-togethers
Emotional Workout

How to Use Holiday Family Get-Togethers to Become a “Better” Person

Happy Thanksgiving everyone! Are you looking forward with excited anticipation to see the relatives this holiday season? No? Well, if not, here is a way ...
What is Transference?
Mental Health

What is Transference?

What is transference and why should you care about it? Well, it means you are taking ideas and expectations from your past and putting them ...
do you react to life or respond to your life?
Emotional Success

Do You React to Life or Choose Your Response to Life?

Not long ago my wife and I went for an early morning walk on a secluded beach near our home. The coastline in northern California ...
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Happiness

Enjoy Life More with this 5-Minute Exercise

How often have you been in a beautiful place and been unable to enjoy where you are? You’re Here in Body, but Your Mind is ...
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Relationships

Why Therapy is a Mindfulness Practice and How it Benefits You

What is mindfulness? Right now, practicing mindfulness is all the rage. And what is mindfulness, exactly? It’s putting intentional focus on something you are doing. ...
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Anger Management

Bioenergetic Exercise Class – Building Elan

So, what if I were to tell you that there’s an exercise class designed to improve your emotional life and your relationships? Well, there is ...
trouble falling asleep, I can't sleep, insomnia
Insomnia

Little Known Secret to Getting Out of Your Head So You Can Sleep

Traditional Ideas to Calm Your Racing Mind If you have trouble falling asleep because of racing thoughts, you are not alone. This problem is so ...
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Body Oriented Psychotherapy

Unacceptable Feelings – Things You Don’t Want to Admit Feeling

I was talking with a friend who hunches her back very markedly. She had seen a photo of herself and was horrified by how hunched ...
Couple kissing in the water
Mind/body Therapy

Sexuality Improves with Self-Acceptance

By definition, sexuality is your capacity for sexual feelings. So why will self-acceptance improve your capacity for sexual feelings? Because self-acceptance means that you are ...
"Being Deeply Loved Gives You Strength, While Loving Someone Deeply Gives You Courage" - photo of cactus flower
Motivational

Being Deeply Loved Gives You Strength, While Loving Someone Deeply Gives You Courage

You might agree instinctively that being deeply loved gives you strength. But does it really? And why? First off, let’s think about the word love ...

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