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Life Adjustments: Opportunity and Dilemma
Posted: March 04, 2014 by Walt Emery, LPC
Everyone has the capacity within themselves to adjust to adverse life experiences. Our mind, our heart, our body, and our soul naturally gravitate toward a homeostasis to balance our experience of ourselves, our relationships and our environment. Even though balance is the natural tendency of our being, we can facilitate the process by using our will to move toward our natural inclination.
Tags: life transition
Read MoreJungian Psychotherapy
Posted: February 28, 2014 by Dominique Marguerite Ph.D.
Jungian psychotherapy, a therapeutic practice based on the ideas of Swiss psychiatrist Carl Jung, can provide transformative results, helping clients to develop a rich inner life and, ultimately, a more meaningful existence.
Tags: treatment orientation
Read MoreThe Conditions of Love
Posted: February 18, 2014 by Nani Waddoups
For most of us, the Valentine’s Day, Hallmark, fairytale influences of our culture have imprinted an aspirational “happily ever after” quality on our notion of love. But how we love ourselves and how we love others is influenced by the conditions of our childhoods and of the present.
Tags: relationship and family
Read MoreMindful Eating: A Path To Freedom
Posted: February 10, 2014 by Carolyn Knutson LPC, LMT
Many people have a complicated relationship with food. It is required to nourish our bodies and to maintain good physical and mental health. So often, though, food is used as a diversion from our feelings, as an escape from being with ourselves in this moment, right now. It is such a human habit to look outside of ourselves for things to make us happy. And there is often harsh self-judgement when we don't live up to impossible and constricting expectations.
Tags: anxiety, addiction and behavior, body issues
Read More6 Things You Should Consider Before Cheating on Your Partner to Save Your Relationship.
Posted: February 02, 2014 by Jeff Guenther
So you’re thinking about cheating on your partner? Maybe the honeymoon is over. Maybe you don’t have as much sex. Maybe you’ve been married for a while and it’s not as hot as you thought it would be. Maybe you met someone who is totally the opposite of your current partner and now you are questioning everything because you’re attracted to them. Maybe you’re just bored. There are tons of reasons for wanting to cheat and none of them are that original. I’ve heard them all.
Tags: mood and feelings, relationship and family, life transition, addiction and behavior
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