In our sessions, you’ll often hear me refer to the concept of “the next right thing.” Yes, I borrowed it from Frozen 2, and yes, I might know all the words to that song. Too often, we find ourselves paralyzed by the fear of making the wrong choice. What if this decision leads to [insert…
I often tell people that I teach perspective. Ten people may see any given situation differently. My job is to help them shift their perspective and consider a different point of view. The best way I have heard it explained is that you and I could both be looking out the same window. You tell…
As a counselor… and more importantly as a human being, I understand the struggle behind social anxiety. I have this incredible ability to say or act in the most awkward way in a social setting. Albert Ellis, a therapist and founder of Rational Emotive Therapy, used to say that if “A” is what happens, and…
I find animal behavior fascinating. Each animal has their own set of characteristics that have allowed them to survive and thrive in this world. One of my favorite examples of these characteristics belongs to the Pelican. Pelicans have this long beak that essentially turns into a fishbowl when they are fishing for food. They will…
I have been thinking about something a fellow classmate said to me back in 2011, while in graduate school for counseling. He said, “If you wrote a blog, I would read it.” So I’m writing this for you Kris, knowing that you just may be the only one that actually reads this. There has been…