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5 Simple Steps to Stopping Limiting Beliefs in Their Tracks by Tamarisk Saunders-Davies, MBACP by Lisa K., MFT Patient Expert

Posted in: Blog Posts in Mental Health Call them gremlins, the inner critic, the devil on your shoulder, negative thoughts, mindsets, excuses, self talk, psychological blocks, obstacles — it’s all about the progr ... Read on »

Release the Flow of Oxytocin for Emotional and Relationship Health by Lisa K., MFT Patient Expert

Posted in: Blog Posts in Mental Health Pssst…have you heard of oxytocin? If you’re committed to improving your emotional and relationship health, it’s something you might want to learn a bit more about. In the ... Read on »

A Dog’s Life: A Story of Perspective (and Stress) by Craig Harper, B.Ex.Sci. by Lisa K., MFT Patient Expert

Posted in: Blog Posts in Mental Health It must be morning; I’m hungry. Then again, I’m always hungry, so it could really be any time. I can hear the shower and feel the sun on my back, so I’m guessing the Boss is ... Read on »

Resilience and the Brain: Managing Emotions and Overcoming Trauma by Lisa K., MFT Patient Expert

Posted in: Blog Posts in Mental Health Emotional and psychological resilience determines how well a person can handle stress and adversity. Aside from genetics, there are numerous factors that contribute to the ... Read on »

Recovered Memories of Childhood Abuse by Jane Rowan by Lisa K., MFT Patient Expert

Posted in: Blog Posts in Mental Health Why are memories of abuse so often hidden? This is a really hard question for people in recovery from abuse, for therapists, and for researchers. In my case, I didn’t recogn ... Read on »

Anger Management Using the Compliment Sandwich by Dr. Lyle Becourtney, Ph.D. by Lisa K., MFT Patient Expert

Posted in: Blog Posts in Mental Health Do you ever find yourself getting more and more angry and frustrated while trying to explain what is bothering you? Perhaps you feel like others are not really listening to ... Read on »

Do You Need Other’s Approval by Margaret Paul, Ph.D. by Lisa K., MFT Patient Expert

Posted in: Blog Posts in Mental Health “Oh God, I better not forget what I want to say and make a fool of myself.” “The teacher might think the question I want to ask is a dumb one.” “If I say the wrong thing no ... Read on »

How to Help Someone with Disordered Eating by Esther Kane, MSW, Registered Clinical Counsellor by Lisa K., MFT Patient Expert

Posted in: Blog Posts in Mental Health As a psychotherapist mostly specializing in women with food and body image issues, I often get questions via e-mail and phone regarding how family and friends can help a lov ... Read on »

Women and Stress: The Two Do Not Need to Go Together by Susan Liddy, CPCC by Lisa K., MFT Patient Expert

Posted in: Blog Posts in Mental Health Today’s 21st century woman is under a lot of pressure. These days, women have MANY roles and responsibilities. We are moms, corporate employees, business owners, wives, girl ... Read on »

The Inner Child – A Modern Fable by Ross Bishop by Lisa K., MFT Patient Expert

Posted in: Blog Posts in Mental Health In this story, you are an infant. One of your parents, let’s say your mother, is holding you. Mom is struggling with her personal issues, and although she is doing the best ... Read on »

Stress and the Economy by Sherry Gaba, LCSW by Lisa K., MFT Patient Expert

Posted in: Blog Posts in Mental Health If you are like most people, you are feeling the effects of the economy. The fears of a failing economy, fallen house prices, banks going out of business, and high gas price ... Read on »

Resilience and the Brain: Managing Emotions and Overcoming Trauma by Lisa K., MFT Patient Expert

Posted in: Blog Posts in Mental Health Emotional and psychological resilience determines how well a person can handle stress and adversity. Aside from genetics, there are numerous factors that contribute to the ... Read on »

Where Has all the Anger Gone? by John C. Flanagan, LCSW by Lisa K., MFT Patient Expert

Posted in: Blog Posts in Mental Health “Little Things Upset Me, Yet I Feel No Anger About My Trauma. How Come?” “A lot of bad things happened to me. Shouldn’t I be feeling more angry about it?” The dictionary def ... Read on »

Women, Aging, Body Image and Self Acceptance by Esther Kane MSW, Registered Clinical Counsellor by Lisa K., MFT Patient Expert

Posted in: Blog Posts in Mental Health Normally, I try to avoid talking about weight loss, being an eating disorders therapist- it can be a touchy subject indeed. But lately, I’ve come to realize that there is wh ... Read on »

Please Don’t Call Me Special: A Life on the Far End of the Spectrum by Lisa K., MFT Patient Expert

Posted in: Blog Posts in Mental Health “You know, I’m quite bright.” This is a statement that may reek of arrogance but in actuality, Kevan has “hated” his physical being for as long as he can remember. For most ... Read on »

Step One: Notice Your Beliefs by Judith Orloff, MD by Lisa K., MFT Patient Expert

Posted in: Blog Posts in Mental Health Who gets sick? How can we get well? Is illness simply a result of genetics and other physical factors, or does something else come in? Intuition? Spirituality? Your mind-set ... Read on »

Nature Therapy: It’s Free and You Can do it Yourself by Ben Klempner, LMSW by Lisa K., MFT Patient Expert

Posted in: Blog Posts in Mental Health When I was seventeen years old I had a friend who was chronically depressed. He suffered greatly on a good day and I won’t get into what bad days were like for him. One da ... Read on »

Yikes – I’m Turning Into My Mother! by Pauline Wallin, Ph.D. by Lisa K., MFT Patient Expert

Posted in: Blog Posts in Mental Health If you’re like most people, you probably said to yourself at least once during your childhood or teens: “I’m never going to behave like my mother (or father) when I grow up. ... Read on »

A Husband Speaks: A Tale of Depression and Love by Lisa K., MFT Patient Expert

Posted in: Blog Posts in Mental Health In the summer of 2009, my wife and I were making plans for having our first child. We started dating as high school freshmen, and in our ninth year together, and after three ... Read on »

Healing from Grief through Acceptance Therapy by Ben Klempner, LMSW by Lisa K., MFT Patient Expert

Posted in: Blog Posts in Mental Health Grief can come for a variety of reasons such as the death of a loved one, the loss of a job, a divorce, or any transitional and defining moment in life, either pleasant, pai ... Read on »

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