Falling in love is one of the most wonderful things that can happen to a heart. It's exciting and breath-taking and makes us feel warm and cozy and special. Shouldn't we just feel it in our hearts when we've found the right one? If we take…
Join us for the next half hour as Nicole Hawkins, Ph.D, CEDS teaches us about some pitfalls of dieting and social media's impact on body image. Nicole discusses why dieting does not work and what we can do instead to maintain a healthy weight. She…
Panic attacks - or anxiety attacks as they are commonly called - can be so painful and difficult that some people actually go to the emergency room thinking that they are having a heart attack. At the very least, people who experience them might have a…
One of my earliest school memories is hiding in a tire in the playground during recess because I was too shy to play with the other children. Eventually I grew up, and while I am still an introvert, I learned how to make friends. I…
Jane is tired of being depressed. She wants to enjoy life as her friends seem to and just stop feeling depressed and feel happy like her family tells her to. But it isn't quite that simple for her. Life's outlook just looks bleak. She feels…
It is difficult to feel good about life if we don't feel good about ourselves. Is it even possible? I don't know the answer to that, but I do know that raising self-esteem is a much sought after goal in therapy as well as among…
Gaining Self Confidence Even With Imperfections The first time I saw this chicken meme I laughed and thought to myself, "I'm glad I'm not the only one who does that." I posted it on our FamilyNinjas Facebook page. People liked it and it reinforced to…
Eleanor Roosevelt said, "No one can make you feel inferior without your consent." I think those are beautiful words to live by. I have loved that quote ever since I saw it printed on my junior high school walls. But, these words are just as…
One of the questions I get asked the most by acquaintances is, "My child does x...Is this normal? Should I take him/her to see a therapist?" It can be tricky to know whether or not a behavior warrants counseling. While this post is not intended to…
Take a moment and think of 5 of the most talented people you know. Did you come up with 5? Now take a moment and think of 5 of your heroes. Are these people one and the same? Or did you come up with different…