Holidays mean good cheer and family get togethers for many, celebrating our most important relationships, enjoying good food and each other’s companionship. But for some, the holiday period can be a painful...
Category - Emotional Health
Lisa Brookes Kift, MFT
3 Key Questions for Your Well-Being Check Up
If you spend time with medical check ups or car tune ups, what about your emotional health? Do you take the time to check in and really reflect upon on how you’re doing? The holiday and New Year period is often a...
4 Ways to Build Emotional Resilience
Do you bounce back from challenging experiences? Or do you get caught in a whirlwind of difficult emotions, feeling vulnerable, lost or out of control? Emotional resilience is the ability to adapt well to stressful...
What is Family of Origin Work?
The term, “family of origin work,” is familiar to some but many not everyone. Everyone should have an understanding of it, being that in the realm of emotional and relationship health, it’s critical. ...
People Speak on their Revelations about Gratitude
The topic of gratitude has been on the forefront for some time now, fueled by research that’s demonstrated it’s power to not only improve happiness levels but strengthen social ties, boost self esteem...
Making a Mindfulness Practice Stick
I’ve been practicing mindfulness meditation off and on for over five years. The operative words here are “off and on.” Though I do generally live my life with far more attention and attunement to the...
Male Childhood Abuse, Mother Wounds and Healing
Rick Belden is a trauma survivor with physical, sexual and emotional wounds sustained at the hands of his own family as a young boy, leaving psychological lacerations into adulthood. Through his own work and growth via...
Family of Origin Work: Is it Time to Start Digging?
Being a therapist in private practice working with individuals and couples, I see a vast array of issues that people bring. It’s understandable that many hope to solve the problems as soon as possible...
Happiness: Questions to Ask Yourself…and a Caveat
Happiness is a popular topic these days. We now know that much of your happiness is in your control (40% says Sonja Luyubomirsky, PhD) which empowers you to make real changes impacting your emotional and relationship...
Disempower Your Shame
Shame is sneaky. It lurks in the shadows. Shame is secretive and powerful in it’s ability to impact the way you feel about yourself at the very core. It creeps into your sense of self and can negatively impact...
