Choosing Happiness: 6 Steps

Posted: May 15, 2015 by [email protected]

Happiness is a choice.

All too often the distraction and hustle of our life stops us from making choices that support our happiness.  We can miss opportunities to make beneficial choices even when they are right in front of us.

Tags: mood and feelings

Obesity or Binge Eating Disorder?

Posted: May 01, 2015 by Jeff Guenther

An estimated 30-40% of individuals seeking weight loss help have BED and about 2.8 million adults suffer from the disorder in the US. One of the most critical points to understand about binge eaters, is that if the BED diagnosis is missed and the individual is advised to diet and exercise to treat obesity, it will worsen the binge eating.

Tags: addiction and behavior, body issues

Your Brain

Posted: April 20, 2015 by Amanda Feaver, MA, LPC

Since our brain drives us, it’s important to understand it. If you're interested in your brain and you haven't read Mindsight by Dr. Daniel Siegel, you should. (Siegel is a clinical professor of psychiatry at the UCLA School of Medicine and Executive Director of the Mindsight Institute.)

Tags: mood and feelings, relationship and family, anxiety, addiction and behavior

Learn to Set Boundaries

Posted: March 12, 2015 by [email protected]

Most of us never learn to say no. We worry that saying no will seem rude, inconsiderate, or mean. We think if we say no we risk belonging, community, friendship, and love.

The truth is, healthy boundaries actually increase trust in relationships. Being able to speak, hear, and respect boundaries creates a deeper level of intimacy in relationships, whether friends, coworkers, or family members.

Tags: mood and feelings, relationship and family

Three Ways to Live with Less Resentment

Posted: February 09, 2015 by Jesse Johnson LPC

It’s no mystery to most that holding onto anger for long enough can be as exhausting as it is painful for people in relationships. In couples and families, some people call this holding in a “cold war” style of conflict. Righteousness burns as loud as the fear that keeps us from speaking up and, if it doesn’t end up making us physically ill, resentment like this can be quite toxic to the organism of a relationship. With very few of us taught healthy and effective skills for conflict and emotional regulation in our early years, I believe there is a desperate cultural need for better ideas, skills, and modeling. With that spirit in mind, here are three ways to practice releasing resentment.

Tags: mood and feelings, relationship and family, anxiety