by shana | Dec 30, 2016 | addiction, Body image, counseling, holidays, Psychotherapy
I don’t know what happened to me over the holidays! Holidays are notorious for family and food. And New Year’s resolutions often include getting into shape or cleansing. The movie trailer from Embrace reminds how the intense pressure about looking a...
by shana | Nov 18, 2016 | couple therapy, couples therapy, Emotionally Focused Couples Therapy, Psychotherapy
I walked in, there were two women… A woman therapist and a mixed gender couple. Does the guy feel outnumbered? My husband says the experience is beyond words. So, extrapolating from his experience and many male clients over the years, I know that sometimes...
by shana | Dec 25, 2015 | Depression, Emotionally Focused Couples Therapy, Psychotherapy
If only we could all see the how our generosity has influenced others!...
by shana | Dec 11, 2015 | couples therapy, Emotionally Focused Couples Therapy, How to Stop Fighting, Psychotherapy, Uncategorized
I’m a fan of sweet talk, maybe because the south runs through half my family. I don’t mean sweet fake though, but sweet genuine. What if we did more acts of kindness like Shea Glover did in her video?...
by shana | Sep 10, 2015 | Anxiety, Communication Skills, Depression, Emotionally Focused Couples Therapy, How to Stop Fighting, Psychotherapy
This Alexandr Milov sculpture from Burning Man 2015 has an answer. You can’t quite see it in this picture, but the babies are holding hands. Enough said, art speaks for itself!
by shana | Jul 23, 2015 | addiction, Anxiety, couples therapy, Depression, Psychotherapy, Stressful Marriage
I just watched Johann Hari do a TED talk “Everything you know about addiction is wrong.” It gives us great information about how to stop addiction. He talks about the penal system we have created for addicts, and how that isn’t effective. You know...
