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Building a Bridge to Happiness
The things that we enjoyed doing as children are unique. They hold the keys to helping us find more moments of happiness in the present.
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Oct 17, 20244 min read
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Overcoming Barriers to Self-Compassion
Everyone has their own story about compassion: what it means to them, how they express it, their fears about it.
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Apr 10, 20244 min read
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Three Ways to Manage Emotional Pain
We have three main options for responding to emotional pain. Self-attack. Escape. Self-compassion. Which is best?
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Feb 14, 20244 min read
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Growing A Tree of Wonderful
What does recovery look like? I once asked people at various stages of recovery from an eating disorder to share their thoughts. The...
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Jan 14, 20245 min read
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Making Space for the Good Things
A toddler sits on the floor, playing with her shape-sorter: a large cube with different shaped holes. She has a whole array of soft...
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Nov 23, 20234 min read
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Writing a New Story
We are natural born storymakers, creating meaning out of our experiences and environment from the start. We arrive in the world like...
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Feb 28, 20234 min read
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Healing the Pain of Unmet Needs
When we come into the world, we are tiny, vulnerable, and completely dependent on our caregivers. What do we need for optimal emotional...
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Feb 2, 20234 min read
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Living Meaningfully
Late December can be a good time to reflect on how things are going for us, and what we’d like to be different. It can be a time of...
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Dec 28, 20224 min read
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Changing like Seaglass
While walking up and down the shore at low tide, I’ve been hunting for seaglass. These white, aquamarine, green, and blue "gemstones"...
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Nov 24, 20222 min read
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What is Schema Therapy?
I love Schema Therapy! Out of all the different models I've come across, this is the one that makes the most sense to me, when I think...
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Oct 27, 20223 min read
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