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Bad Recommendation

What is a bad recommendation you hear? Terry Crews action:  “Work hard to beat the competition” The truth is that competition is the opposite of creativity. If I’m working hard to beat the competition, it actually prevents me from thinking … Continue reading

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Dream Big

There’s a moment at most kids’ birthday parties, just after “Happy Birthday” has been sung, when the birthday kid takes a big breath and gets ready to blow out the candles on his or her cake. “Make a wish!” the … Continue reading

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Secret Lives of Therapists

Reading the article the Secret Lives of Therapists, I found myself writing in the margins and highlighting things. What first made me pause was the following “What are you like outside the office? Here are some things we can’t do … Continue reading

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Healing Self

Do you find that healing and self-compassion interrelate in some way? A palliative caregiver describes the greatest regret expressed by the dying: I didn’t live true to myself. To “live true” we need to awaken self-compassion and love ourselves into … Continue reading

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Worrying

Worrying is one of the most unproductive tasks that many of us take part in despite knowing it will often get us nowhere. I have learned to fix stress; it pays to set some parameters around dealing with such pain. … Continue reading

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