Entrepreneurs are faced with the task of being their own boss. For many, this may sound like a blessing, yet the motivation necessary to start a business tends to also have a dark side. A strong internal critical voice that is never satisfied will make even the most successful entrepreneur focus on their flaws and …
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For a variety of reasons, one may find the need to add a side hustle to their full-time work. It may be a passion project they’ve always dreamed of doing or creating their own business on the side until it is financially profitable. Understandably adding more to one’s plate can lead to increased stress and …
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As the holiday season is fast approaching, it is important for those working in helping professions to prioritize or add to their self-care routine. As care providers, we are more regularly exposed to the realities of life; the highs but more often the lows. While we work hard to support others in finding a sense …
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Many associate ADHD with young children, often boys, who cannot sit still and require medication such as Ritalin. Unfortunately, this generalization leaves many girls undiagnosed and thus not able to receive the support they deserve. As they continue to grow into adulthood, this lack of understanding by themselves, teachers, and family members creates an environment …
Setting goals in the recovery process can be both rewarding and daunting at the same time. If you make your goals too broad, then you risk the chance of giving up early in light of not achieving what you set out to achieve. However, by implementing SMART goal techniques, you can incrementally achieve smaller, yet …
One approach that I use in working with eating disorders is Internal Family Systems (IFS). IFS holds the belief that within each person there exist many “parts” of self or sub personalities and that each have developed over time as a way to try to help manage the system as a whole. This might sound …
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“I’ve had very mixed feelings about my eating disorder. It has ranged from making me feel powerful to completely hopeless and desperate. At one point I remember being terrified of how I could continue living my life with such a huge burden, and I wasn’t sure if I could. It was my drug and I …
For many of my clients, knowing there is light at the end of the tunnel is crucial to staying on the path to recovery. Some have been struggling for several years and cannot imagine what life without the constant negative thoughts and judgments would be like. A significant part of my job is to regularly …
I think that many of us are aware of and have some understanding of what ADHD or ADD means or looks like. Usually it conjures up images of young children, often boys, who cannot sit still and require medication such as Ritalin. Unfortunately, this generalization leaves many girls undiagnosed and thus not able to receive …
How often do you find yourself thinking if I could only change (fill in the blank) about myself, life would be better? Have you been successful in significantly changing something about yourself or the way you live your life? The text, ‘The Four Agreements’ by Don Miguel Ruiz, is a summary of the mastery of …