Me Before Who?: A Breakdown of the Latest Popular Disability Yarn, “Me Before You”
by Grateful Heart Therapist Michael MacLafferty. This post was inspired by a radio interview I gave on June 16, 2016 with Matt Savinar; you can listen to it here. When I first saw the book “Me Before You” at the bookstore, with Emilia Clarke (Lou) and Sam Claflin (Will) on the … Read More
Astrology and Psychotherapy Part 2: Individual Acceptance and Growth
by Grateful Heart Therapist Michael MacLafferty. “We but mirror the world. All the tendencies present in the outer world are to be found in the world of our body. If we could change ourselves, the tendencies in the world would also change. As a man changes his own nature, so does the attitude of … Read More
“YOU’RE A NARCISSIST!” Thoughts and Advice on Better Understanding and Coping with an Overly Used Label and Tolerating the Pain of a “Narcissistic” Interaction
By Bianca Aarons Over the last couple of years, I've begun to see a revolution of articles on the topic of Narcissistic Personality Disorder. I would say that Narcissism is a fairly common disorder to varying degrees and intensities within our generation and the generation before us. It's not a new … Read More
Love the One You’re With
by Erika Shershun, MA, MFTI As a therapist I've sat with many individuals who have developed a deep-rooted belief that they're not good enough, not lovable, or not worthy. These beliefs are often the result of not getting some basic needs met at a very tender age when we were dependant on our … Read More
Forming Your Future
by Erika Shershun, MA, MFTI We live in a world surrounded by objects grown of visions realized. As human beings we are gifted the wonderful ability to create, to envision something that does not yet exist then work toward manifesting it. Setting a goal helps to align our visions with the results we … Read More
When Fear Shows Itself Part 2
By Bianca Aarons Baby steps. That is how you must work through fear, a belief that you are not safe, the terror that it may happen again. The question becomes: How? How do I confront terror? Because as you now know if you have been in an accident, have lost a loved one suddenly, have … Read More
When Fear Shows Itself
By Bianca Aarons During a deep spell of the most uncommon fear that I have ever experienced in my life, a quote showed itself to me that said, “Fear is the only feeling that grows smaller as you move toward it.” This of course indicates that fear itself will grow bigger as we hide away from it. … Read More
Somatic Resources for Acute Anxiety
By Leah Sykes www.LeahSykesTherapy.com Sometimes anxiety can come on quickly. It may feel big, overwhelming, deep, and intense. Anxiety is the experience of a revved autonomic nervous system. The nervous system evolved to respond to predators and ensure survival through mobilizing the impulses to … Read More
Taming Anger
By Erika Shershun, MA, MFTI Anger gets our attention. It can be big, loud, fiery, aggressive, and if unchecked, downright frightening, it's no surprise then that anger is relegated to a category of unwelcome and unacceptable emotions. Anger's function is simply to let us know that something needs … Read More
Somatic Resources for Anxiety and Life Transitions
By Leah Sykes www.LeahSykesTherapy.com Anxiety is a common experience during life transitions. Transitions often go hand-in-hand with stressors—increased external demands, tension in relationships and uncertainty. These stressors can lead to waves of anxiety, which may feel overwhelming at … Read More