Happy News Psychology Today: HappinessI feel disappointed. We have been planning for the Happiness 101 skydive for months and it was cancelled today due to high winds. In her book, Positivity, Barbara Fredrickson stresses the importance of being GENUINELY happy. This means acknowledging how you really feel, not just glossing it over with a plastic smile. In fact, she [...]
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One of the greatest fears of a therapist is the notion of one day losing a client to suicide. I am no exception. Whenever someone takes their own life, nearly every person in that person’s life asks “Could I have done something to prevent it?” Even acquaintances ponder, “Maybe I should have tried to be [...]
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Yes, I loved it. There were many great moments and messages in this movie. Please do not mistake it as a “chick flick”. It addresses big questions for all of use and what Thoreau called the feelings of “quiet desperation” many of us feel tugging at us on a daily basis. Eat Pray Love speaks [...]
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Suppose you just got the news. The doctor told you that you have 24 hours to live. What would you do? How would you spend that last 24 hours? I bet you wouldn’t be fretting over the phone bill being a day late. My guess is you would not waste one minute on argument – [...]
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Barbara Fredrickson’s book, Positivity, is a must-read for anyone who is serious about being happier.
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How would you like to enjoy your food much more while consuming far fewer calories?
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Don’t wait ’til you’re on fire to seek a therapist.
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Think you’ve made a mistake? Are you SURE? What is the good that has come of it?
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Do you say or think things to yourself that you would never give yourself permission to say out loud to another person? Why?
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In therapy, we talk a lot about positive affirmations. It is often use as a tool to replace negative beliefs. For instance, if, deep down, one believes “I’m a loser” then we would find an positive affirmation to off-set this core belief. Notice that this negative belief is very precise and definitive – there is [...]
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