Do what you love and you’ll never work a day in your life. I bet you’ve heard that statement many times throughout your life. I even bet you think it’s just a pipe dream. Even when you enjoy what you do, there’s paperwork, bureaucracy, deadlines, and other stresses that make what you enjoy “work.” Unfortunately, […]

EMDR (Eye movement desensitization and reprocessing) has been around for decades, but is still relatively new. When you first hear about it, you may think it is hokey and won’t work. You may have many questions about it (check out my blog The Ultimate Guide to EMDR that Helps First Responders Obtain a Feeling of […]

Every therapist seems to tell you the same thing – use self-regulation and grounding techniques such as slowing your breathing, mindfulness, think of a stop sign before acting, etc. Supposedly these techniques work, so why don’t they seem to be making a difference for me? It can get very frustrating when you do what someone […]

We all get angry and scared. We all have a variety of emotions that we feel and how we express those feelings indicates “who we are.” No. I completely disagree with this way of thinking. The problem with this way of thinking is we make ourselves helpless. We believe we cannot change. You didn’t always […]