Today's quick tip from the couch is about how we can build healthy habits into our lives in a way that will actually stick. While I always encourage clients to use their values to motivate their actions, sometimes we need an extra boost to get us...
Many of us, myself included, can find ourselves in a pattern where we make choices about our life based on fear, rather than what it is we want or what we value. For example, one client of mine deeply values his connections to others and wants...
I was lucky enough to be the featured guest this week on the "Selling the Couch" Podcast, a show aimed at helping private practitioners thrive in launching and scaling their businesses. My episode, entitled "Building Your Business Through the Adversities of Life", describes how in the...
It’s 6pm on Saturday night and Debbie is on her favorite news site. Several headlines splash across her screen: “3 ways your girlfriends are more attractive than you,” “Why you should never be yourself on a first date,” and “The Top 10 reasons you’ll be...
Cognitive distortions are like bottomless mimosa brunches. They always seem like a good idea but usually land you crumpled in a pile on your bathroom floor wondering why you sent those last few texts. Plainly stated, cognitive distortions are the way our thoughts warp reality. And...
If you are like me, you probably catch yourself frequently falling into the ever-alluring yet emotionally-dangerous trap of comparing yourself to others. According to social comparison theory, we do this in an attempt to make accurate evaluations of ourselves. But at what cost? While comparison...