Can you admit your faults? Learn how admitting your weaknesses is actually a sign of great strength.

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Strategies to overcome stubborn self criticisms and improve your self esteem.

Using positive affirmations to increase your self-esteem.

Distorted thoughts are the cause of almost all of your negative emotions.

Week 1 of 6 weeks to increase your self-esteem

Quick and easy relaxation exercises for everyone.

Anxiety. Worry. Nervous. Fearful. Scared. These words all mean the same thing, with the only difference being intensity of the emotion. It's normal to f...

The media loves it!  What’s better than a sex scandal?  News stories go on and on for months about Tiger Woods and Charlie Sheen.  Do they have a sexual addi...

Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD) affects many Americans, particularly those who live in the North with longer and colder winters.  Also known as seasonal de...

What will be your New Year’s resolutions this year?  Will you try to exercise more, spend less, or focus on family more?  All of those are great ideas, but h...

Most people have heard about Obsessive‐Compulsive Disorder (OCD) from various movies and TV shows.  We have all seen OCD dramatized on the TV show “Monk” or ...

Most of us experience at least some stress during the holiday season.  What is supposed to be a fun, celebratory time of year, tends to be overcome with the ...

In talking with many people, I’ve found that some people simply enjoy drama and arguments.   Most people are reluctant to admit it, as this is typically frow...

Do you remember going Trick‐or‐Treating as a child?  After a certain age, our parents let us go around the neighborhood without them, with our only instructi...

Think of how you use the word ‘Should.’  “I should have remembered that.”  “You shouldn’t have done that!”  “I should be nicer/cleaner/prettier.”  Notice the...

Your life is like a home.  It will need maintenance and repair work over time.  Counseling can assist with all types of life repairs.  Just like your house, ...

As we approach the new school year, many parents breathe a sigh of relief.  But alas, a parent’s job is never done.  We may not always want to admit it, but ...

Earlier this summer, there was a lot of publicity on a new research study published in the American Sociological Review. This study, by Hyun Sik Kim, found t...