by wholeselftherapy | Oct 14, 2022 | Healthy Relating, Women's Issues
Self-centered. Self-absorbed. Self-righteous. Self-care. Self-exploration. Selfhood. Self-sufficient. Self-aware. Self-assured. What do you notice when you read the words above? When I consider the words that we as a culture use to describe the relationships...
by wholeselftherapy | Feb 22, 2022 | Healthy Relating
Resilience isn’t one thing: it is a set of skills. You don’t need to do or have all of them, but the more you have, the better your odds of withstanding life’s ups and downs. But what does it mean to be resilient? Some people call resilience...
by wholeselftherapy | Sep 29, 2021 | Healthy Relating, My Media Recommendations, Schema Therapy
Photo Credit: Harper’s Bazaar Therapy for Childhood Trauma This morning I read an article that has inspired a new category of Blog Post for Whole Self Therapy: The Human Condition. In The Human Condition, I will be sharing stories that illustrate what we humans...
by wholeselftherapy | Aug 22, 2021 | Healthy Relating
Finding friendship as an adult can be challenging. And loneliness is a huge problem. We live in a deeply individualistic society that preaches independence above all else. “Pull yourself up by your bootstraps” is one of many commonly used euphemisms...
by wholeselftherapy | May 24, 2019 | Couples Therapy in Asheville, Healthy Relating
Asheville is such a wonderfully unique community. An oasis of open-mindedness and diversity amid an otherwise deeply conservative bible belt. In the abundant therapeutic community we have, your options for providers are many. When it comes to wanting to talk about...
by wholeselftherapy | Apr 26, 2019 | Healthy Relating
Confrontation: What It Is To face in hostility or defiance To opposeTo stand in front of/face to face Looking these definitions for confrontation, particularly that first one, it is easy to see why so many of us “avoid confrontation at all costs,” a quote...
