psychology

1. Evaluate what you need to change: This is not to say that one day you'll pack up your things and leave your home and family to start a new life as a pop singer (although that would be fun!). But we each have something we don't like…
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Ego is the enemy: We enter a relationship with the understanding that we will have to surrender half of our “self” to another person. This doesn’t sit well with our ego – the inherent part of the self which is programmed to function on…
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Expect no sympathy or emotional support When people gather after not seeing one another for months, they tend to open up about events that have gone down since they last got together. And if some of those events are emotional and…
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See it together. Visualization exercises can empower your relationship. You’ve probably already tried this with your partner without even realizing it: imagining what your future together will look like. Take it one step further. Hold…
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I dare you to be more loving. I dare you to enjoy your life. I dare you to see yourself as prosperous. I dare you to speak up. I dare you to live in the moment. I dare you to surrender. I dare you to delete mental…
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Many of us find this difficult and, in the spirit of honesty, I do too. Some of the difficulty originates from the idea that being kind to yourself is selfish, the notion that it means to put yourself first; be kind to yourself instead of…
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EMDR is short for eye movement desensitization reprocessing, which is an evidence-based form of psychotherapy that is used to treat a wide range of mental health issues, including many types of anxiety, depression, and trauma. Before…
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