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Yet another way of silencing the inner critic and perfectionist is trying not only to cope with failure, but to ENJOY it! Gretchen Rubin explains in her blog, “Enjoy the Fun of Failure. At Least Try” that two of her happiness-project resolutions are enjoying the fun, and not letting the perfect be the enemy of…

Ryan Howes pens a very important post in his “Psychology Today” blog, “Shouldn’t Psychotherapy Make Me Feel Good?” Because I’ve often walked away from therapy with a horrible knot in my stomach that I didn’t have prior to sitting down on the couch. Just like the relief we sometimes feel when he catch an “aha!”…

This post doesn’t relate to me, of course. Because every time I have ended my therapy sessions, it seems like it’s time to restart. Maybe one day I will finally graduate….. God I hope so.  But I think this topic is important, because that transition is to awkward. And when do you know you’re ready…

I’ve been pursuing a better understanding mindfulness–and trying to practice it–for a good six months now. In the last few weeks, though, I think I’ve made some progress due to a CD I’ve been listening to by Dr. Elisha Goldstein called “Mindful Solutions for Stress, Anxiety, and Depression.” I have been listening to the CD…

At the end of track 3, of Elisha Goldstein’s CD, “Mindful Solutions for Stress, Anxiety, and Depression,” he recites this moving poem by Derek Walcot. Each time I hear it, I get a little closer to self-acceptance. And ironically enough, the day that I emailed Dr. Goldstein to write out the poem for me, I…

Happiness expert Sonja Lyubomirsky suggests these 8 steps to a more satisfying life.  1. Count your blessings. One way to do this is with a “gratitude journal” in which you write down 3 to 5 things for which you are currently thankful – from the mundane (your peonies are in bloom) to the magnificent (a…

I enjoyed Gretchen Rubin’s blog post, “Five Mistakes I Make in My Marriage,” because I make the same ones. To get to her original post, click here. Here are her picks:   1. My demand for gold stars. Oh, how I crave appreciation and recognition! I always want that gold star stuck to my homework.…

Katherine Stone over at Postpartum Progress writes an interesting post in response to the Vanity Fair article by Todd Purdum suggesting that former Vice President candidate Govern Sarah Palin was experiencing postpartum depression during the Presidential campaign. She is right to question the pundits and politicians that are so quick to throw out postpartum depression…

I’m not one to stay up and watch TV. For one, I have to practice good sleep hygiene so I can preach that message to you guys. But A&E’s documentary series, “Obsessed” piqued my interest because it exposes viewers to the lives of every day folks battling OCD, panic disorder, social anxiety disorder, hoarding, and…

Psych Central’s Margarita Tartakovsky, M.S., wrote a comprehensive post about anxiety disorder and how to treat it. She also lays out four common misconceptions about anxiety disorder that I thought was worth excerpting here. 1. Anxiety disorders aren’t that serious. This myth persists because “anxiety is a universal and normative emotion,” said Risa Weisberg, Ph.D,…
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