Last week we talked about overcoming social anxiety and how a client of mine went from cancelling plans with her family to fully enjoying her social life again.
Today I want to talk about how...
When Anxiety Keeps You From People You Love
I've recently had a couple of clients who had BIG shifts in their anxiety within a very short amount of time. I'm going to tell you about one of them today.
I'll call her Jackie.
Anxiety like Jackie's is very common.
Throw Out Your New Year's Resolutions
Say, what?!
That's right. I want to invite you to toss 99% of your resolutions out the window.
Why?
More often than not, resolutions (1) arise from dissatisfaction with the current state of affairs, and (2) have an inherent "fix-it" approach.
Reflections on holiday gift-giving
Over the past few weeks, I read a couple provocative articles on the subject of holiday gift-giving and consumerism.
The first was from Paul Jarvis, who writes a newsletter I read weekly. In his last newsletter, he shared how he doesn't participate in the holiday tradition of gift-giving. Instead, for him and his wife, Christmas Day is a quiet day of resting.
There was something about his perspective that really appealed to me.
The balance of giving and receiving
Last week I wrote about my most recent health challenge and how difficult it has been. It has made me reflect on the balance between doing and being, which goes hand-in-hand with the balance between giving and receiving.