What Are Common Signs of Anxiety in Women?
Anxiety isn’t biased against one gender. It can impact everyone. However, it can sometimes be difficult to pinpoint specific symptoms of anxiety because that impact can be different from person to person.
How to Overcome Social Anxiety…Especially in a Pandemic
Social anxiety is nothing new. However, the COVID-19 pandemic made so many people across the country (and the world) increasingly aware of their existing anxieties. It also triggered new social anxiety symptoms in others.
The Vulnerability Paradox
According to Brené Brown, a shame researcher who has spent the last sixteen years studying courage, vulnerability, shame, and empathy, there is something called a vulnerability paradox: “It’s the first thing I look for in you and the last thing I want you to see in me.” I had an experience last week that proved…
Read My Interview for Help in the Home
The Daring Way is an experimental method based on the research of the famous author and research professor Brené Brown. The method was designed for work with individuals, couples, families, work teams, and organizational leaders. The Daring Way is a group facilitated process that looks at vulnerability, courage, shame and worthiness.
The Edge of Your Comfort Zone
As a psychotherapist, I work with individuals and couples every day to help them create change in their lives. Similar to a hiring a personal trainer, people come to me to do what they have difficulty doing on their own. What I help people with isn’t always new, e.g. “We’ve been talking about my emotionally distant father for months now!” but I do provide another perspective: listen intently and empathically, and help my clients feel accountable to themselves. Again, just like a trainer.