Motivation to Change
Motivation to Change Finding motivation to make changes can be difficult. It can also be contradictory. For example, in therapy, many clients will come with the belief that they want to make changes. ...
Stick to the Plan
When trying to make a change in your life, staying the course through a plan can leave you feeling insecure. It doesn't matter if this change is to feel better emotionally, or if you are trying to cha ...
Picking The Scab Off An Emotional Wound
Many times after an extremely emotionally negative event, we will put the thoughts about the event on the back burner. Sometimes we will forget about the event altogether for an extended period of tim ...
Understanding Behavior: Why Do We Do What We Do?
When people come into therapy, many times they are confused about why they do what they do. They know that it is not something that will help them reach their goals, but then they repeat the same beha ...
The Success of Failure
We value success. Nobody, who sets out to reach a goal, wants to fail, but failure is inevitable. Part of being human is being fallible. If you can't take anything else away from growing older, take a ...
New Years Resolutions: The Psychology of Calendar Landmarks
With New Years upon us, it is inevitable that many of you will be making New Years Resolutions. It seems to be a human, or at least a cultural behavior to set up goals along with calendar landmarks. “ ...