Category: Life Harmony

New Year, New Boundaries

1/6/2019

By: Keith Dixon, MFT-LP

Is this you you this new year? It’s common these days for us to think that cutting people out of our lives who aren’t helping us is a healthy thing to do. However it really isn’t, if you are finding yourself in this position then what we really need to talk about are boundaries.

Faith

5/18/2018

By Keith Dixon, MSMFT

Studies have shown that faith and spirituality can protect us against symptoms of depression. Having faith is a way to take care of yourself. Our faith can give us hope when we feel hopless and guide us when we feel lost. But how do I know where to start?

April Showers Bring May Flowers

5/14/2018

By: Sarah Trance, LMFT

Join Sarah as she shares tips on how to thrive through our challenges instead of just surviving them.

A Lifestyle Filled With Self-Compassion

5/11/2018

By: Dr. Amanda Craig, Ph.D., LMFT

I have something for you to feel better, slow down time and feel less stress. Better yet, it is free, does not take much time at all, is available to all people, and has no negative side effects. What is it you ask???
....Self Compassion.

Gratitude: "Always there behind the clouds of my mind."

4/12/2018

By: Cliff Schuman, LMFT

A personal and helpful journey to find balance amidst life's challenges. Studies show that practicing and experiencing gratitude boosts feelings of satisfaction, strengthens our relationships and drives us to help others.

7 Misconceptions About Family Therapy

5/18/2017

By Dr. Amanda Craig, LMFT

No type of therapy can be more vulnerable, intense, or rewarding than family therapy! At the same time, family therapy is often the most misunderstood and the most resisted type of therapy.

In many cases, the road to the first session is a long and perilous one, fraught with shame, guilt, anger, and self-condemnation. Those brave enough to walk through the therapists’ doors had often overcome ingrained misgivings, judgements, prejudices, shame, or embarrassment.

The Screen Dilemma: Set Boundaries, Create Balance, and Get Your Life Back

4/27/2017

By Dr. Amanda Craig, LMFT

The best and worst advancement of modern society, ‘the screen’… It allows us to work faster, to be more productive, think bigger, and communicate instantly while having dinner, driving a car, and spending time with others. No longer able to leave the office behind at the end of the day, we are always ‘on’.

Thrive Through Major Life Changes

10/25/2016

It happened. You are blind-sided, side-swiped, disoriented and bewildered. Whether your change was intentional or surprising, happy or sad, scary or exhilarating—one thing you can be sure of is this:

The change is in charge now.

Make Room for Your Life.

7/13/2016

How do we live our life and make room for being with our children while we are working so hard on building a good life for them? This blog post offers some simple tools.

By Amanda Craig, PhD, LMFT

I’m waiting for my son to get home from school. It’s a beautiful day and I know he is going to want to play soccer, then football, and then play hockey with lacrosse sticks and a soccer ball. Brutally honest, I am thinking about the couple of e-mails I would like to send and loose ends I’d like to wrap up before the end of business day.

Motivation, Procrastination, and the Sleight of Hand.

6/20/2016

By Alex Peskin, LMFT

The best magicians make us think we are seeing something that is hardly possible to believe. Really, unless we are lost in Hogwarts or Westeros, we know that what we are seeing is actually a sleight of hand.

Distraction and misdirection lead us to focus somewhere else while something significant is still happening right in front of us.

You might not realize it, but some of the best everyday magicians are those of us who are lacking in motivation.

When we are stuck, we use distraction and misdirection to avoid facing the painful truth about our lack of productivity and effectiveness. Procrastination is one of the big tricks we use.

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New Year, New Boundaries

Faith

April Showers Bring May Flowers

By: Sarah Trance, LMFT

Join Sarah as she shares tips on how to thrive through our challenges instead of just surviving them.

A Lifestyle Filled With Self-Compassion

By: Dr. Amanda Craig, Ph.D., LMFT

I have something for you to feel better, slow down time and feel less stress. Better yet, it is free, does not take much time at all, is available to all people, and has no negative side effects. What is it you ask???
....Self Compassion.

Gratitude: "Always there behind the clouds of my mind."

By: Cliff Schuman, LMFT

A personal and helpful journey to find balance amidst life's challenges. Studies show that practicing and experiencing gratitude boosts feelings of satisfaction, strengthens our relationships and drives us to help others.

7 Misconceptions About Family Therapy

The Screen Dilemma: Set Boundaries, Create Balance, and Get Your Life Back

Thrive Through Major Life Changes

Make Room for Your Life.

Motivation, Procrastination, and the Sleight of Hand.

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By: Dr. Amanda Craig, Ph.D., LMFT ​ I have something for you to feel better, slow down time and feel less stress. Better yet, it is free, does not take much time at all, is available to all people, and has no negative side effects. What is it you ask??? ​....Self Compassion.

By: Cliff Schuman, LMFT A personal and helpful journey to find balance amidst life's challenges. Studies show that practicing and experiencing gratitude boosts feelings of satisfaction, strengthens our relationships and drives us to help others.

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By: Sarah Trance, LMFT

Join Sarah as she shares tips on how to thrive through our challenges instead of just surviving them.

By: Dr. Amanda Craig, Ph.D., LMFT

I have something for you to feel better, slow down time and feel less stress. Better yet, it is free, does not take much time at all, is available to all people, and has no negative side effects. What is it you ask???
....Self Compassion.

By: Cliff Schuman, LMFT

A personal and helpful journey to find balance amidst life's challenges. Studies show that practicing and experiencing gratitude boosts feelings of satisfaction, strengthens our relationships and drives us to help others.