The psychological community is riddled with theories on childhood development. Freud and Jung had their thoughts. Erikson, Bowlby, and Bandura contributed their perspectives. Today I’ll look a little closer at Piaget. It’s my understanding that Jean Piaget made the term “magical thinking” popular in development of his Theory of Cognitive Development.
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Writing Something..anything
Leave a comment StandardSometimes just writing SOMETHING is motivating to continue the behaviors we prefer on a more regular basis. It is my intention to devote more time to writing and be more consistent in publishing unique content.
Continue readingFood Insecurities? Parenting Tips from a Mom
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Today we have a special guest blogger, mom and sign language interpreter, Emily Huffman. This is from her perspective as a full-time mom taking care of a houseful of young ones.
Please be careful if you are experiencing food insecurity not to project onto your children. Continue reading
Navigating the New Normal
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GUEST BLOG POST
Brought to you by Don Tibbitts, MS, Licensed Professional Counselor a special guest blog post. Don tells us how he is coping with all the scary changes right now.
This is an anxious time for most of us; uncertainty is very unsettling as we navigate this “New Normal”. Here are some things I am doing to promote good self-care during this time. Continue reading
Don’t Just Treat Yo’ self, Talk to your self.
Leave a comment StandardI recently learned that not everyone has an internal dialogue. Take a second to close your eyes and mentally say something. If you are able to do this, Continue reading
Why Be Mindful???
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First off, mindful is one of those therapy words that gets thrown around but sometimes misunderstood. For the purposes of this, mindfulness is defined as being aware of your thoughts, feelings, physical sensations, and actions in the present moment…but here’s the kicker: WITHOUT judging or criticizing yourself or your experience. Continue reading
What is Dialectical Behavioral Therapy?
Comment 1 StandardDialectical Behavioral Therapy (DBT) was developed by a lady who has Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD), Marsha Linehan. The reason she developed DBT is because traditional therapy was not effective in treating her BPD. According to research 65% of people with BPD are treatable and the other 35% will benefit from management with therapy.
Six Distractions
Leave a comment StandardSometimes our emotions become so overwhelming to feel it all at once can be too much. This is where distracting ourselves enough to relax and then cope comes in handy. A distraction can be limitless, just use your imagination. Continue reading
Don’t feel, Don’t speak, Don’t trust
Leave a comment StandardThe unspoken rules in a dysfunctional home. To feel is to be weak and a crybaby. To speak is to be a snitch or disloyal. To trust is to be naive and leave yourself vulnerable (which is also weak). Continue reading
Gray Areas
Leave a comment StandardWhen I taught psychology at university, the students with the most difficulties engaged in all or nothing thinking. The answer to many of my questions was “it depends”. Now, as a psychotherapist, I cannot count the number of clients that say they are “failing” at therapy because they cannot answer some of my questions to their satisfaction. The cool thing about therapy is you cannot fail, it is not being graded!