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Got Grit? 6 Steps to Become a High Achiever in Life
August 17, 2018 .
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Researchers have long been interested in exploring why some people are more successful than others. IQ, education, and personality have all been considered as possible correlates of achievement. ... Read More
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The Values-Driven Life: Let Go of Your Rules and Live with Purpose
June 26, 2017 .
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What drives your decision-making—your rules or your values? Imagine a good friend asks you for a loan and you know, despite your friend’s best intentions, you will likely never get ... Read More
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Finding New Meaning in Your Living After a Loved One Dies
January 26, 2017 .
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A new year is under way, a time when people are reflecting on their lives and setting goals aimed at moving closer to long-term aspirations. If you recently experienced the death of a loved ... Read More
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Help! I’m Lost in My Mind, with No Sense of Life Purpose June 12, 2015 . 20 Comments
I don’t suppose it’s much consolation, but you describe your situation very well—lost in your mind, indeed. You seem very much in your head, sort of like having an “out of body” ... Read More
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Self-Portrait for the Soul: How I Healed with Art Therapy
January 31, 2015 .
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About a year ago, I was working as an art therapist in private practice and I had a 12-year-old client struggling with anxiety and figuring out who she was in the world. I asked her to ... Read More
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‘I Feel Empty’: How to Overcome Feelings of Emptiness
November 12, 2014 .
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Feeling empty from time to time may be a normal part of the human condition. But if you experience persistent feelings of emptiness, there may be something you can do about it. What does ... Read More
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Inviting Vulnerability: Five Steps to Letting Go
December 4, 2012 .
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To me, “vulnerable” is wonderful word. It means openness, freedom, and the opportunity to love and be loved. But for others, it is what they are trying to get away from: They feel that ... Read More
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From Goodbye to Hello: How Confronting Death Gives Us Life November 29, 2012 . 17 Comments
“Owning up to the ‘good-bye’ that is built into our finite human existing makes possible the saying of an authentic ‘Hello!’ ” —Robert D. Stolorow For most people, death is ... Read More
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What Does It Mean to Be Understood in Therapy?
October 25, 2012 .
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One of the basic ingredients of good psychotherapy is being understood. People often do not consider what it means for a therapist to understand. Ideas vary from one school of therapy ... Read More
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The Spiral Path of Change
April 2, 2012 .
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All of life, all of learning and growth, all of healing follows a spiral path. We return over and over to a place of pain or suffering in order to master the lessons held therein. Each ... Read More
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Give What You Want to Receive
May 24, 2010 .
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“Generosity brings happiness at every stage of its expression. We experience joy in forming the intention to be generous. We experience joy in the actual act of giving something. And ... Read More
