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How often are you aware of the way you are living day-to-today? Have you ever had a moment when you felt clued into the fact that the way you have been living, possibly in a struggle or on autopilot, chasing one thing after the next or resisting any discomfort or displeasure, hasn’t been working very…
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Have you ever felt like you were just pretending to be a capable adult? Do you ever find yourself wondering if you are good enough at your job? Maybe you have even questioned why you were hired in the first place? Perhaps it was all an accident? Have you ever worried that you will someday…
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Decatastrophizing When faced with a difficult or unknown situation, do you tend to focus on the worst-case scenario? Sometimes the way we view situations or challenges impacts how much anxiety or stress we experience even before the situation occurs. This is the case with catastrophizing. However, when we become more aware of our thoughts regarding…
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Self-doubt is a mental preoccupation involving indecision, uncertainty, and lack of confidence. It can cause us to hesitate and become stuck reviewing past mistakes and worrying about repeating past failures. It can cause us to question our emotions, doubt our abilities, and even lose sight of who we are and what we value. Ultimately, self-doubt…
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“For adults and children alike, being in control of ourselves requires becoming familiar with our inner world and accurately identifying what scares, upsets, or delights us.” – Bessel A. Van Der Kolk Self-regulation includes a range of capacities or abilities related to emotions, thinking or cognition, and behaviors. It is commonly defined as the ability…
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COmplexes The term complex has become part of our everyday language, as in, “he has a mother complex” or “she has a superiority complex.” The term was first used by the Swiss psychiatrist, Carl G. Jung, to designate groups of related images, memories, and ideas having a common emotional tone within the unconscious. Jung’s discovery…
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Based on extensive observational and longitudinal studies, we now know that many of the most important lessons about who we are in relation to others is established by the time we are twelve months old. It is during this time of development that our internal working model begins to take shape. An internal working model can…
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Befriending our Emotions Take a moment and recall the last time you felt a strong emotion. What do you remember? What did your body feel like? What thoughts came to mind? What did you feel like doing? What did you do? Pause and close your eyes for a few moments to reflect on these questions. …
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Savoring is a concept related to mindfulness, but it often gets much less attention. Nevertheless, it can be practiced and incorporated into your daily experience to promote greater life satisfaction and happiness. My former undergraduate advisor, Fred Bryant Ph.D., a social psychologist at Loyola University Chicago, is considered the father of research on savoring. He…
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Have you ever felt like you were just pretending to be a capable adult? Do you ever find yourself wondering if you are good enough at your job? Maybe you have even questioned why you were hired in the first place? Perhaps it was all an accident? Have you ever worried that you will someday…
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