Most likely, you have been impacted emotionally by all the crises of 2020 and these first few months of 2021. In fact, many suffer from trauma caused by the current chaos of the world, our nation, town, and our in own families. We’ve been thrown into impossible change and crises, such as financial, occupational, or […]
What do you see in this picture? A dark hole in the ground? Look again. Look for something less dangerous. Do you see it? It’s a bale of hay casting a dark shadow on the ground that looks like a dark hole. The reason you see the negative first is because your brain is wired […]
A few days ago, Tennessee Governor Bill Lee announced that the state’s stay-at-home order will end on April 30, providing the opportunity for many non-essential businesses to re-open on May 1. Some businesses are being allowed to open as early as next Monday. As expected, this has created a variety of emotional reactions for the […]
People close to you may be watching you handle this pandemic. Heck. They even may be learning how to respond by observing you. What are you teaching them? Panic? Fear? Anxiety? Or might they find there are ways to be a better human being during this time of crisis? Yes. Crisis can actually bring out […]
It seems everyone feels the anxiety of not knowing the future these days. When will school start again? What about the sports? Will I be able to pay this bill? What about my aged parents? When will that stimulus check arrive? So many unknowns. So we tune into the news each day. We talk […]
“Nothing builds intimacy like vulnerability” – Janet Hardy …. and nothing is quite as vulnerable as an intimate conflict. We are in such close quarters right now. General frustration and tension is so high – it is only natural we are going to be more likely to snap during this time. How do we do […]
In times of uncertainty, it is easy to focus on what’s making you anxious. In today’s world, every day you are confronted with new information and forced to consider the unknown. There are different perspectives on everything and how respond. Depending on where you live, the questions are even more intense. Anxiety looms large. Almost […]
One night when I was a young boy, I woke up from a deep sleep and noticed legs sticking out from under my dresser. My heart stopped. Who was it?!? My heart beat so fast my body trembled. “THERE’S A MURDER UNDER MY DRESSER!” I thought. There was only one thing to do. Having watched […]
Sometimes during the depression cycle, empathetic people turn their empathy inward, igniting their ability to feel emotions against themselves. One antidote for depression is to serve others and turn empathy outward. It ignites the love, compassion, empathy, care, and concern emotions in the neocortex of your brain. A functioning neocortex will confront the negative emotions […]
Every libido is a unique fingerprint woven together by a variety of complex factors: interests, fantasies, beliefs, values, morality, physical body, preferences in activities, settings, sensitivity of touch, frequency and type of activity, and on and ON! With such a broad spectrum, many folks who believe they, or their partner, might be unhealthy or […]