“I’m too (something)!” – Dealing with a Negative Body Image
I used to enjoy asking and thinking about the question, “If you could change one thing about your body, what would it be?” Often my friends and I would have trouble picking just one thing. We had long lists of dissatisfactions with our body image. Most people, if…
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Your Body is Wise – Figuring out vs. Feeling in
“Use your brain!” “Put your thinking cap on!” “Figure it out!” These are the messages we grow up with and hear so often. Urging us to strengthen our cognitive (thinking) abilities. And for sure, our ability to think and figure things out is so helpful! Following a recipe,…
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Creative Freedom and the Leap of Faith
If you’ve read my blog about The One Simple Trick Big Creativity Doesn’t Want You to Know, you’ve seen that creativity is as easy as noticing, naming, and following. But even with that trick, sometimes initiating a creative action can feel scary. Especially when we start thinking scary…
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“Oh, I’m not creative.” Think again! The One Simple Trick Big Creativity Doesn’t Want You to Know
As a creative freedom facilitator, I’ve heard people say to me, “Oh, I’m not creative.” They don’t believe they have creativity or any access to the ability to create. They seemed resigned to that idea, and perhaps have even made peace with it. “I’m not creative,” “I can’t…
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Am I the Asshole? The Allure and Danger of Right/Wrong Thinking
There’s a forum on Reddit.com called “Am I the Asshole,” where people write in describing interpersonal scenarios from their lives, asking for feedback as to who in the situation is “the Asshole” (ie, who is wrong or bad in the scenario). For example, “Am I the asshole because…
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Who Cast You in This Role?
One of the questions that comes up a lot for my clients is, “Who did you have to become in order to survive in your family?” Most of us grow up having to fill roles that others have set for us. For example, maybe you had to be…
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Mind-Body Connection is a superpower that we humans have
Ever notice how you may get “butterflies in your stomach” when you feel nervous? Or how when you get angry your throat tightens up or your fists start to clench? Or how when you’re sad you feel a heaviness in your heart? These are examples of the mind-body…
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What is a therapy session like?
If you’re new to therapy, the idea of a therapy session might feel a little overwhelming or even scary – what’s going to happen? Am I going to be forced to share things? Am I going to be told what’s wrong with me? I want to give you…
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