Category: Self-esteem

For quite some months, Tiffany Ashenfelter invited, encouraged and nearly insisted I come to the ranch and learn more about her work doing equine therapy. Though I love animals, and have two cats and a dog at home, I had […]

We’re all familiar with the idea of the downward spiral, right?  Where one bad choice can lead to another which can lead to another which leads to another and so on…but did you know the opposite is also true?  Good […]

We are our own worst enemy.  Do you believe that?  After years of studying human development, psychology, working as a therapist & doing my own personal work I’ve come to believe this as truth.  We tend to save our worst, […]

“Soften your eyes. Relax your face,” I instruct my clients when we are working on deep relaxation in session. And the change is immediate and visible as the lines of tension fall away and a peaceful expression steals over them. […]

Here is a blog I wrote for Polish: Refining the Details, a summary of my presentation on living a Masquerade… Growing up I always loved Halloween, I loved scary movies, haunted houses, trick or treating and especially dressing up. I […]

So we thought we’d start a new blog segment where we highlight and discuss interesting articles we’ve read on the internet.  I hope you find them as helpful and interesting as we do!  And, we’d love to hear about any interesting […]

How does our self-esteem and body image effect our appearance? Does it really matter since what is supposed to really matter is what’s on the inside, right? Yes, it’s true that what really matters is what’s on the inside but […]

This is the time of year notorious for setting new year’s resolutions.  It makes sense because when is a better time to set new goals than at the beginning of a new year?!  However we all know the problem is that often […]

What is self-sabotage?  Psychology Today says “Behavior is said to be self-sabotaging when it creates problems and interferes with long-standing goals. These acts may seem helpful in the moment, but ultimately undermine us, especially when we engage in them repeatedly.” Why do we […]

As we continue our series discussion on recognizing teen warning signs we are going to touch on two very scary and difficult areas, self-harm and suicide.  These are two teen epidemics that are getting a lot of media attention.  I want […]