Posts Tagged ‘HAPPINESS’
Anxiety Treatment: Are You ‘Should’ing On Yourself?’
Many of us spend a lot of time and energy thinking about how we should be feeling, what we should be doing, or what we should have done. Living in the land of should’s usually makes us feel lost, wrong and/or bad. It is rare that a shouldthought is positive in nature. Most of our…
Read MoreBe Happy: Being versus Doing
This post has been inspired by two sources. The first being a recent trip to Greece and the second a podcasted talk by one of my favorite resources, Tara Brach. The particular talk is entitled, “Human Doing to Human Being.” If you’re interested, I encourage you to listen to it because she’s able to give…
Read MoreHow Can I Be Happy? Worry Less and Self-Compassion
I have been reminded of the Serenity Prayer several times over the last month. It is such a good reminder for us all as a way of finding more happiness and contentment in life: God grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change, the courage to change the things I can, and…
Read More5 Ways to Reduce Holiday Stress
The holidays can be overwhelmingly stressful. We are truly in the throws of the holiday season and you may already be stressed out. Here are a few easy ways you can take care of your relationship and yourself this holiday season: Use your nose. Take time to create a peaceful and stress-reducing space for yourself…
Read MoreBe Happier, Show Kindness
One of the best ways to create more happiness and joy in your own life is to show kindness and compassion toward others. You don’t have to take my word for it; just take a few weeks and experiment on yourself. There are many ways to show kindness in this world, so you can also…
Read MoreFight the Summer Blues (&/or Just Be Happy) in Princeton, NJ
Did you start dreading the end of summer before it even began? Do you think you might be affected by SAD (seasonal affective disorder)? Or, do you notice a somewhat blah mood sometimes in the summer (not necessarily SAD)? It’s not just the winter blues; it happens in the summer too. Here are a few…
Read MoreTherapy Tidbits: How to Be Happy in a Relationship – Premarital Counseling
People in relationships often struggle to hold onto their own identity within the partnership. This is not necessarily gendered or specific to opposite sex relationships. A long-term relationship (LTR) is the coming together of two individuals choosing to live their lives together. It really isn’t the romantic notion of “two becoming one.” This idea seems…
Read MoreTherapy Tidbits #1: Refill Your Water Jug
We all have a figurative internalized water jug that we use to pour over others in need. You pour out a little water out for your partner, a little more water for your kid(s), for a friend or two, for a coworker…and then, before you know it, your water jug is empty and you have…
Read MoreBe Happy in 2017
With the New Year just around the corner, it seems important to take a look at the expectations we have around happiness in our lives. People seem to confuse happiness with pleasure and/or peak experiences of joy. We are not meant to constantly be in a state of “happiness,” which means we are chasing something…
Read MoreBreast Cancer, Sexuality & Intimacy – Part II Let’s Talk About Sex…
Why is it so difficult to talk about sex? This topic seems to be one of the last taboo subjects left in our culture. Even though we are completely inundated with sexual material in the media all day long, it is still fairly taboo to speak about sex with your partner, friends, and even…
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