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Why striving for the’best’ can trigger anxiety
“You are suggesting mediocracy!?” bellows my client with an anxiety disorder. We are taught to do our best in school; our coaches suggest for us to try our hardest; and society suggests striving for perfect looks. So when I introduce the concept of “good enough”,...
This year we are celebrating Friendsgiving
.[heading animation="" color="" type="1" align="left"]Celebrating Thanksgiving Holiday after divorce[/heading] Post separation: A new tradition to be thankful for Divorce/separation is an end to the the current nuclear family and a beginning to a new life. Family and...
Fake vs. Acting As If
[heading animation="" color="" type="1" align="left"]Are you being fake or trying to modify your behavior[/heading] The Atlantic recently tweeted about Drake, Taylor Swift, and why it pays to be fake http://theatln.tc/1MPFs6h . The article focuses on being a celebrity...
Should you work that hard on your relationship?
[heading animation="" color="" type="1" align="left"]Work smart not hard on your relationship[/heading] Very often during pre-marital counseling couples will ask me, individually, “Should we be working this hard?”. Maybe a better question “is the effort worth the...
Intimacy in marriage
[heading animation="" color="" type="1" align="left"]Your marriage can't survive without intimacy[/heading] In life, one can be kind and smart, attractive and funny but if you can't capitalize on these qualities then you can't survive. You need money to provide food,...
Brain Gut Connection
Have you ever felt butterflies in your stomach, what about an upset belly while nervous, or experienced gut in your chest when scared. There is no denying the fact that our brain is directly connected via neural pathways to our gut. And new research from UCLA,...
How to end an argument among couples
Everyone knows how to start an argument but do you know how to end it? Knowing when and how to terminate an argument is crucial to your ongoing marital bliss. Of Course gaining tools how to fight is important, however this blog features the end phase of an argument....
Addiction to Fear
We are all familiar with drug addiction, sex addiction even shopping addiction. We accept these addictions as legitimate and once identify them in ourselves we usually seek treatment. Why not fear addiction? This is much more difficult to spot by ourselves and our...
Anxiety Game
Last couple of years were dominated by Hunger Games novels and movie. The first book opens with children being selected to fight till the end. The anxiety the characters feel during the selection process is extremely intense and all to familiar. According the National...