Maintenance Isn’t Just For Machines

Maintenance Isn’t Just For Machines (Transcription) [audio:https://thementalhealthgym.com/wp-content/uploads/Maintenance_Isnt_Just_For_Machines%20(online-audio-converter.com).mp3|titles=Maintenance Isnt Just For Machines|artists=Dr. Ron Kaiser] Hi this is Dr. Ron Kaiser with your podcast for April 2014 from The Mental Health Gym. Let me start by asking whether you remember back to your school days when you took a class that wasn’t a subject that you weren’t particularly…

Sometimes It Pays To Do Nothing

Sometimes It Pays To Do Nothing

The Goal-Achieving Psychotherapy approach places a great deal of emphasis on being proactive to make good things happen.  It is important, however, to recognize that sometimes it pays to do nothing. I’m not talking about meditation or some other type of formal relaxation, although there is definitely a time for that in the healthy lifestyle. …

Some Thoughts About Boredom

Some Thoughts About Boredom

One of the concepts that I have difficulty relating to is boredom. I’m seldom bored, but I frequently hear others complain that they are.  It’s not a subject that I’ve studied a whole lot, but I think that I’ve had enough experience in avoiding boredom to enable me to help others by sharing my thoughts…

Little Things Mean a Lot

Little Things Mean a Lot (Transcription) [audio:https://thementalhealthgym.com/wp-content/uploads/podcasts/Little_Things_Mean_A_Lot.mp3|titles=Little Things Mean A Lot|artists=Dr. Ron Kaiser] Hi this is Dr. Ron Kaiser with your March 2014 podcast from The Mental Health Gym. This month’s podcast is titled “Little Things mean A Lot”. Anybody who was around sixty years ago may recall that there was a popular song to…

Thinking Your Way To Success

Thinking Your Way To Success

I’ve been carrying one of my favorite football quotes around with me for about 50 years. Although I’m no longer certain who said it, it was a quarterback whose offense just came out on the field after the opponent’s punt pinned their team back near their own end zone.  Despite the seemingly dismal situation, as…