Posts Tagged ‘emotions’
Smart From the Heart: An Emotionally Intelligent Conversation about Emotional Intelligence
People come to counseling not because things are going well, but rather, typically because their lives are out of balance, in a funk and overwhelmed. “Emotional Intelligence” is not typically a term that they’re familiar with, but the lack thereof, they are. Most, maybe even all, of these wonderful clients are struggling with a common…
Read MoreHoliday Binge Eating Disorder
What do the bank and your favorite auto repair shop have in common? Would you believe cookies? I visited both recently and was greeted with the tantalizing aroma of fresh baked chocolate chip cookies as soon as I stepped through their respective doors. This is a well-planned combination of marketing, hypnotic anchoring and squirrel-like distraction…
Read MoreEmotional Management, My Inner Brat and Hurricane Irma
This is a real story about emotional management, and in some cases, the lack thereof. It’s been a little over a week since Irma first hit the Florida Keys, and nearly as long since we were impacted here in Tampa Bay. The power was down in the area where we live, and after sticking out…
Read MoreA Brief Rant on Mood, Food and Attitudes
“…the direct medical cost of overweight and obesity combined is approximately 5% to 10% of U.S. health care spending.” National Institutes of Health Houston, we have a problem. These words couldn’t be truer if you look at the dysfunctional romance we’ve developed with food. We are literally eating ourselves to death. I write “We”…
Read MoreMindfulness, Mindlessness and Minding My Own Business
I had the wonderful experience of recently attending a mindfulness workshop. It was such a great reminder to be aware of only what’s going on within me. This means accepting the errors of the past, releasing the anxiety about the future and being free from judging others and myself in the present. It was also…
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