I.M.P.R.O.V.E.
I.M.P.R.O.V.E. I’ve been quiet for the past few weeks. Not sure quite what to say or write, which is not typical for me. Like many of you, I have been watching how COVID-19 is impacting our communities, country, and world. I cannot wrap my mind around the complexity...
Hand Sanitizer is not Going to Save Us
Hand Sanitizer is not going to save us. How we respond to our thoughts, feelings, and behaviors, as well as how we show up towards other people’s thoughts, feelings, and actions will. Likewise, finding meaning can assist us through this experience as well.
Relationship Status, It’s Complicated
If I labeled my relationship status with the entity Facebook, it would state, “It’s complicated.” My dramatic on-again-off-again relationship with the social media platform is similar to any other unhealthy relationship. One could argue many people’s relationship with social media has similarities to an affiliation with a person who has a narcissistic personality disorder.
Are you a Believer of Psychological Myths?
If you want to be immune to the many common psychological myths out there, then you can not rely on intuition alone. The psychological falsehoods can be harmful in our legal systems, family systems, schools, relationships, work, parenting, and much more. If knowledge is power then power up my friends!
The Ego of Things – What is the Child Heart Anyway?
“Those who look outside dream, those who look inside awaken.” ~ Carl Jung Awaken.
Twelve Principles to Create Healthy Change
Jean Burgess first introduced me to the twelve principles in 2007. I’ll forever remember the brisk, fall, day when I knocked on her front door. At the time, I was a scared young woman in my early thirties, afraid to admit my life was falling apart. Although on the surface, my life appeared perfect, it was not the storybook I showcased it to be.
5 Steps to Changing any Habit
“INSANITY: DOING THE SAME THING OVER AND OVER AND EXPECTING DIFFERENT RESULTS.” ~ ALBERT EINSTEIN
Sundays, IPA’s, Uncensored Thoughts, and my Journey Towards being a Cosmic Tripster – A blog by Jodie Lewis, The Crippled, Cussing, Christian, Counselor
My husband and I were making it our Sunday mission to see how many stamps we could get punched on our McMenamins passport. This is mainly due to fulfilling a relatively new goal of mine to be a McMenamins Cosmic Tripster.
What is Ethnocentric Monoculturalism? How it Differs from Ethnocentrism? How it Affects Counseling?
If counselors are not aware of their own biases and beliefs, they can unknowing impose harm to clients. Ethnocentric monoculturalism is when a person believes that one group, specifically the white group is superior to other races and the lifestyle of this superior group
Three Options to Reduce the Chaos in your Life
In my late 30’s I was at the top of my game (or so I thought), traveling throughout the country working with families and creating healthy change. Meanwhile, back on the home front, my blended family of seven was less than; what one might call, “healthy.”
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