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Self Compassion
Janie is a twenty-year-old college student who came to see me because she was experiencing deep feelings of sadness and anxiety. She was very successful in her life, had good grades, a supportive family, and friends who loved her. When I asked her what she thought was...
A Mother’s Expanding Heart
This past summer, my son went cliff diving (...not an activity this worry-prone mother was thrilled about :)). He told me how it felt to be standing at the top of the cliff looking down at the water. He could feel his heart beating fast and adrenaline pumping, making...
The 7 Keys to a High Quality Sleep Environment
When I was in graduate school sharing an apartment with three other girls, I told a friend from my graduate program that I’d been really tired during the day and was having a hard time sleeping. One day, she visited me in my room. “Does your room usually look like...
Self Compassion
Janie is a twenty-year-old college student who came to see me because she was experiencing deep feelings of sadness and anxiety. She was very successful in her life, had good grades, a supportive family, and friends who loved her. When I asked her what she thought was...
A Mother’s Expanding Heart
This past summer, my son went cliff diving (...not an activity this worry-prone mother was thrilled about :)). He told me how it felt to be standing at the top of the cliff looking down at the water. He could feel his heart beating fast and adrenaline pumping, making...
The 7 Keys to a High Quality Sleep Environment
When I was in graduate school sharing an apartment with three other girls, I told a friend from my graduate program that I’d been really tired during the day and was having a hard time sleeping. One day, she visited me in my room. “Does your room usually look like...