PIANO NOTES
These are my thoughts and reactions as I play the piano. I think you can recognize in them the self-talk and self-reflection we all experience as we perform and put …
FREAKED OUT ABOUT AGING
I’m assuming I’m not the only one who experiences a “Yikes!” as we age through the 50’s, 60’s and beyond. I’ll be sharing some of my thoughts, anxieties and strategies …
YOUR SURVIVAL CHILD/BOSSY GIRL
I think there is a Survival Child within each of us – the part of us that emerges with great intensity when you feel emotionally threatened. Or the part of …
LOOKING AT OURSELVES AND OUR STORIES
Who do we spend more time talking to and listening to than ourselves? Here are some self-reflections along with those I’ve heard from others about what goes on inside. Understanding …
Adjusting and Adapting: Which is More Your Style?
When one of life’s situations isn’t as you would wish, are you more likely to: Adapt yourself to the ways things are by – altering your perspective; soothing yourself by …
What Am I Supposed to Be Doing With My Life?
This existential question comes up a great deal in therapy as though our destiny is written somewhere and we just need to figure it out. Rather than the idea that …
Therapy Observations 2
Motivation Therapy is so very often about motivation – how to get yourself to do this or stop that; or get your partner to. In recent months, I’ve seen a …
THERAPY OBSERVATIONS
These are some of the challenges and patterns from therapy sessions that I find myself thinking about: wondering what is helpful and wanting to know what others do. My Broken …
BEING ON A DIFFERENT PAGE
Being on a Different Page is a Very Difficult Situation, especially so because it is not recognized as such. The tremendous threat it holds for relationships is not realized. It …
EXQUISITE DILEMMAS
An Exquisite Dilemma is when what one partner needs is exactly what the other cannot tolerate. Tanya has a thing about “running out of stuff” or not having what she …