“Why do you keep going back if it’s making you feel worse?” my boyfriend asked.
We were talking about one of the most unsettling experiences of my young adult life — don’t laugh — psychotherapy.
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How to Have a Breakthrough Without Going Through a Breakdown
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How to Have a Breakthrough Without Going Through a Breakdown
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Empathy 101 for A-Holes: A Love Story
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Empathy 101 for A-Holes: A Love Story
“The reason I’m here is my wife is unhappy with me. I’m worried about her because I think she’s really depressed. It’s not like her to lie around all the time. She’s still taking good care of the kids, but just about everything else has tanked.”
It wasn’t an unusual way for a counseling session […]
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Dr. Jan’s Memes: A Quick Jolt of Media Therapy.
Dr. Jan’s Memes: A Quick Jolt of Media Therapy.
Did you know that memes can deliver a quick jolt of media therapy?
That’s why this month’s blog is a little different. I’m flipping the script that “Social media is damaging human interaction!” and sharing with you some of my most popular memes.
I think of the memes I create and share regularly on social media as “small moments of visual therapy.” […]
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Crushing It in Your Career: When Being Smart Isn’t Enough
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Crushing It in Your Career: When Being Smart Isn’t Enough
You’d think it would be enough to be really smart, talented, hard-working, and determined.
But to land your dream job takes a specific ingredient that’s easy to overlook during the rigors of formal education for that diploma or certification.
One of my specialties is working with medical students with plenty of smarts and drive who didn’t match into their chosen […]
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Matching to a Medical Residency: When Being Smart Isn’t Enough
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Matching to a Medical Residency: When Being Smart Isn’t Enough
You’d think it would be enough to be really smart, talented, hard-working, and determined. (more…)
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How to Ask for Help When You’re a Perfectionist
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How to Ask for Help When You’re a Perfectionist
I’m writing a book. There, I’ve said it. So almost five years into the process, I guess it’s actually going to happen. If my book coach is still speaking to me. (more…)
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Tired of Being Triggered? How to Not Lose It with the People You Love.
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Tired of Being Triggered? How to Not Lose It with the People You Love.
Is there anyone who hasn’t been triggered by someone about something this year? A near or flat-out rift with someone in your orbit from an alien value system? (more…)
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My Father, Money and Me
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My Father, Money and Me
Several years ago, the church I attended tried something new. A member of the congregation, rather than the minister, would deliver the customary offertory message during the Sunday morning contemporary service. It’s the part of the worship service that involves the opening up of wallets, purses, and checkbooks — and nowadays maybe even an app on your […]
