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, Etc.
Other emotional health related content.
Lisa Brookes Kift, MFT
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...
Shame, Fear and the Power of Truth
Motivational speaker, author, producer and talk show host, Kirsty Spraggon reached out to me to share a video about her “deepest work around stigma, shame and secrets.” I was deeply moved by her story. ...
Emotional Victimhood: Viewing Life Through a Lens of Injustice
Jennifer Lehr, MFT examines “emotional victimhood” as a reflection of how we see ourselves, the associated pain/consequences and the power we have to change. Sue and her husband Dave were talking in the...
Jennifer Lehr, MFT
Avoid the Expectation Trap
Craig Harper, a coach and motivational speaker in Australia, explores the many ways you can be let down by others and how changing your expectations can change your reality. Do people let you down? Have they let you...
Craig Harper, B.Ex.Sci.
The End of Life, A Shift in Perspective
B.J. Miller, M.D., is a palliative care physician at UCSF Medical Center and former executive director at the Zen Hospice Project in San Francisco, California. He is on a heartfelt mission to “de-pathologize...
Creating Meaning and Purpose Around the End of Life
Linda Graham, MFT looks at the often challenging topic of death and dying, how we can cultivate meaning and purpose around the end of life. She explores the idea of a paradigm shift in how we (society, the medical...
Linda Graham, MFT
The Elusive Balance Between Work, Family, Intimate Relationships and Self
Life balance. A destination or way of being? It’s like some kind of mysterious creature that many of us seek. For a brief time it reveals itself, we think we’ve honored and befriended it then just when we...
Being Compassionate and Being Too Busy Often Don’t Mix
Linda Graham, MFT looks at the challenge that being “too busy” creates for maintaining a sense of kindness and compassion to others. She offers an exercise to help you slow down and practice self-compassion...
