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Identity: The Power of a Name

Our identities, or how we present to the rest of the world, are formed over time by things that matter to us and our own self-perception. Our identities describe who we are and must always be self-chosen. Read more . . .

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Services through Skype

We now offer our effective, professional, and confidential services though Skype. Our Services through Skype allows us to serve people regardless of their location! Clients receive the same quality service from the comfort of their own home or office. Our Services through Skype is a great option for people with busy schedules who want to…

Anger, Family, General, Relationships, Self-care, Self-love, Stress

Secret to Self-Care without being Selfish

I used to go straight from work to pick up my children at school. They would rush to hug me with dirty hands, there would be the loud chatter of a school, and they would immediately launch into telling me about their day. I was on sensory overload and all I wanted to do was…

Friendships, General, Relationships, Stress

How to Maintain Your Relationship When One Person Changes

I am excited to share that I was recently accepted to be a Topic Expert on GoodTherapy.org. This month I share ways to continue your relationship and stay connected to your partner even when one person changes. Over the course of a long-term relationship, you are bound to change. But self-growth doesn’t necessarily have to…

Anxiety, General, Self-care, Stress

Shut. It. Down. How to Avoid Negative Thoughts & Grumblings

Yesterday I was driving over the South Street bridge and I saw a mother pushing her son in a stroller. I noticed them because he was bald and had an oxygen tube going into his nose. They’re going to CHOP (Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia) because he has cancer was my initial thought. The next thing…

Anxiety, General, Relationships, Self-care, Stress

Slow Down the Busy-ness of Life

Last week I heard Dr. Robin Smith speak and she made a comment that has been in my head ever since. She said, “so often we spend time flapping our wings.” Flapping our wings is the running around and feeling overwhelmed with too much to do the anxiety. It is the busy-ness of life. “How…

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Crabs in a Barrel

I was captivated when I first saw the Dove ad campaign where a police sketch artist draws women as they describe themselves and then as others describe them (watch the ad). The commercial brought tears to my eyes. Within 24 hours I read three different blogs decrying the advertisement and detailing the many ways the…

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Darkness cannot drive out darkness

What struck me the most about the imagines of the bombings in Boston were the people rushing to help other people. I saw police officers, EMT workers, runners, and bystanders rush to open the gates and pick up the stunned and injured. As with every disaster and crisis that occurs on our Earth it is…

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Rage is a Gift

I come from a line of defiant and rageful women. Rage is what spurred my mother to get a PhD. when her high school guidance counselor told her that she wasn’t smart enough to go to college. Rage is what caused my grandmother to leave her husband and raise 5 children on her own without…

Friendships, General, Relationships, Self-care, Self-esteem, Self-love

Be Kind, Not Nice

I stopped being nice several years ago. It left me drained and constantly lacking in relationships so I decided to stop being nice. For me being nice felt like a one-way street. I did what I thought would make other people happy. Sometimes I was right and my “niceness” would make them happy. And many…

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