Notes from the Other Side of the Couch

We've been wrestling with what even to say. No matter what we say, it's likely to sound trite. I saw a meme the other day about therapists teaching mindfulness to the orchestra members on the titanic. That's kind of what it feels like....stupid. But truth be told it's...

We are living in some crazy times right now.  COVID-19 has most of us all "sheltering in place," wearing masks if and when we do go out, washing our hands a million times a day...and for heavens sake, don't touch your face!  Some of us have lost loved ones (both COVID...

For those of us who have struggled or are struggling with panic attacks, it can get frustrating to hear the term misused. We've all hard someone who is nervous say things like, "OMG, I'm freaking out! I'm totally having a panic attack!" The thing is, if you can...

Something's gotta give...practicing what we preach In case you hadn't noticed, we haven't been around (from a blogging perspective at least) for a little while. We wanted to drop a quick note to let you know what's been going on! If you've follow us on Facebook, you...

Yes, you read that right. But wait aren't you supposed to tell us how not to worry? Maybe... Most of us are familiar with at least the first part of the Serenity Prayer: God grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change; courage to change the things I...

Fear is not fun (no kidding, right?!); but fear is a gift. Fear is an emotion that is designed to help us. It basically overrides the thinking part of our brain - the prefrontal cortex - so that we can react quickly. Those reactions fall into 3 categories: fight,...

Brushing her teeth at night, Fran stares into the mirror. "When did my face get so freakin' fat?" "What is wrong with me? Everytime I start a diet, I have high hopes and within a few days (max) my will-power is gone and I'm sucking down an entire plate of pasta or...

So now that we've logged our food and identified patterns and themes, we may be ready to start making changes. If so, we've come up with a few do's and don'ts to get you started: DON'T try to change everything all at once. This is what we usually do....go shopping,...

After last week's blog, you may be thinking "Ok, so now I have this journal with everything I've eaten (yikes), where I ate it , when I ate it and how I was feeling when I ate it. Every time I look at it, I'm depressed....so how exactly does this help me again?" And...

The beginning of the year is when everyone tends to focus on getting healthy and/or losing weight (at least up until Valentine's Day!) These goals and resolutions tend to be the ones that repeatedly make our lists year after year. What on earth makes this particular...