Do you wake up with enthusiasm? Or do you wake up with apathy or even dread? If you are not beginning your day on a positive note, it is probably because your expectations are low. You may be going to a job you don’t like or dealing with a project that doesn’t interest you or…
When facing challenges and making decisions, one of two things can happen; we can either move forward or decide not to. When we make the decision to attempt something, one of two things can happen; we can be successful or fall short. Not every challenge that we encounter is the right one for us and…
When I teach relaxation skills or biofeedback, I encourage my patients to practice twice a day at roughly the same times each day so that their bodies and brains begin to treat to their “behavior medicine” in the same way that they would adjust to a daily oral medication. People who have regular meditation practices…
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. …
There is something crazy about taking a time of joy and turning it into a time of stress. Yet, that’s what many people do. Holiday stress can stem from financial, physical, social, and family overload. There is an important principle to keep in mind at a time like this; the more that you are in…