3 Questions To Ask Yourself As You Start Therapy
Starting therapy can seem daunting. By asking yourself the following questions you can assess with your therapist whether you are ready to take this important step forward. Mark your answers on the scales below. On a scale of 0 to 100: 1. How much of a negative effect has my problem had on…Read more
JUST FOR TODAY
JUST FOR TODAY, I will live through this day only. I will not brood about yesterday or obsess about tomorrow. I will not set far-reaching goals or try to overcome all of my problems at once. I know that I can do something for 24 hours that would overwhelm me if I had to keep it…Read more
A Butterfly’s Lesson
A man found a cocoon of a butterfly. One day a small opening appeared. He sat and watched the butterfly for several hours as it struggled to force its body through that little hole. Then it seemed to stop making any progress. It appeared as if it had gotten as far as it could, and…Read more
Special Advanced Film Screening : MEN, WOMEN & CHILDREN
I wanted to personally invite you to a pre-screening of Canadian director Jason Reitman’s new film. I’m going to be doing a special introduction, as well as the Q + A afterwards. It would be so amazing if you could join us. One theme the film draws upon is the notion that despite the myriad…Read more
The Mindful Way Through Depression
“What we’re trying to get people to do is to anchor themselves in their experience so that when a negative emotion comes up in the mind, it can wash over them; it doesn’t bring to mind all of the negative associations that for some people can happen very automatically.” Zindel Segal, co-founder of Mindfulness-Based Cognitive…Read more
