Self Improvement
Are You Part of the Worried Well When It Comes to Relationships?
When there’s not a pandemic raging outside, a lot people who are using healthcare services are a group of folks known as the “worried well.”
May 30, 2020
Category: Self Improvement
Psyched for the Weekend
Can People Who Want to Change Their Attachment Style Do So?
I’ve written quite a few times on this website about attachment styles. As I’ve written in those previous posts, perhaps the biggest lesson of all in child
March 28, 2020
Self Improvement
And They Lived Happily Ever After…
There were no formerly heroic times, and there was no formerly pure generation. There is no one here but us chickens, and so it has
March 13, 2020
Self Improvement
What You’re Doing When You Criticize Yourself In Front of Other People
“Wow, that came out beautiful,” I said. “What glaze combo did you use?” “You’re kidding, right?” the other potter replied. “Ummm…. no,” I said. I
March 12, 2020
Self Improvement
How I Stopped Being Overwhelmed By Everything I Had to Do & Got Things Done
I used to get so overwhelmed by anything I had to do that I’d freeze up. And instead of tackling what I needed to, I
March 2, 2020
Self Improvement
What Are You Rehearsing to Be?
“We are what we pretend to be, so we must be careful about what we pretend to be.” -Kurt Vonnegut * That’s one of my
February 25, 2020
Relationships
I’ve Learned to Be Agnostic About New Experiences
I’m sitting in my very first ceramics class. It’s an orientation to using the shared workspace. We’re not even making a project yet. That will
February 19, 2020
Self Improvement
I Don’t Love Myself, But I AM Compassionate Towards Myself
“No matter what, you gotta find a way to love yourself,” she says. “Because self-love’s where it’s at. That’s where the real good stuff is.”
February 10, 2020
Self Improvement
Beware of Self-Pedestalling, the Newbie’s Curse
I can’t tell you how many times I’ve spoken to someone who ventured out into brand new territory, found that they absolutely sucked at the
January 14, 2020
Confessions of a Recovering People Pleaser
Confessions of a Recovering People Pleaser: I Still Do More Than My Fair Share, Just on a Smaller Scale
I’ve been having a fun time writing these essays about being a recovering people pleaser. Here are the first two I wrote. 11/25/2019 – Discovering
December 11, 2019
