Emotional Contagion
Last week, I stumbled onto a magazine in a waiting room that gave me an “A-ha!” moment. The article helped me crystallize a concept...
Name Those Parts
“Resolution of painful past events cannot truly be achieved without our reclaiming the lost child and disowned parts of ourselves”...
Spaghetti, Anyone? The Intertwined Workings of All Our Parts
No matter how fast we can think or how on top of a situation we think we are, our unconscious mind is always a few steps ahead of us. ...
The Self: Our Refuge and Strength
For the last few weeks, I have been talking about the many different parts we all have and how they functioned to help us survive when we...
Our Many Selves: From Help to Harm
From the earliest days of modern psychological thought, Freud recognized that our psyches are made of different parts. He named them the...
Internal Contradictions
Have you ever found yourself wanting to live one way, yet actually doing the opposite? You want to be kind and peaceful. You have...
A Road Map to Dealing With Depression: Our Internal Messages
Have you ever wondered why one criticism or piece of feedback will wipe out ten compliments? Are you confused about feeling down and...
Anger or Depression?
Alex tells his story. “As a teenager I was considered difficult. Anger was my constant companion. I would be angry when my parents told...
Valentine's Day: A Call to Love Yourself
I find the time surrounding Valentine's to be a difficult one for many people. Those who are in relationships have expectations which do...
Four Ways to Accept the Holidays
It is December and I feel my dread of writing yet one more holiday blog. I feel the conflict inside myself between that dread and my...