
Part Two! Perfectionism Meets Pandemic : A Free Workshop with Dr. Margaret
Round Two is coming your way! I had both many women and men attend the Part One of this free workshop on July 30th and their questions were both poignant and intriguing. Part One explained the potenti...
10 Aug 20201min

192 SelfWork: Are You Embarrassed To Be Embarrassed?
Today we’re going to talk about embarrassment. I was listening to Brené Brown's relatively new podcast called Unlocking Us and heard her use a term I didn’t know. The term was self-conscious emotions ...
7 Aug 202022min

191 SelfWork: The Ten Most Common Mental Mistakes (aka Stinkin Thinkin)
CBT (Cognitive Behavioral Therapy( is all about discovering your mental mistakes or cognitive distortions - or as the CBT folks say, “Your stinkin thinkin". And CBT is the most recommended therapeutic...
31 Jul 202027min

Announcement! Perfectionism Meets Pandemic Free Workshop
Hello everyone! Quick announcement today! I'm giving a free two-part workshop that begins this Thursday, July 30th at 6:00 CST and will continue on August 13th at the same time. It's entitled Perfecti...
28 Jul 20202min

190 SelfWork: The Power of Withdrawal
There’s a psychological dynamic called approach/avoidance and it’s when something you desire has both positive and negative implications. But the same words are used in considering relationships, wher...
24 Jul 202030min

189 SelfWork: My Story and The Cost of Battling for Control
Transparency about my own journey with mental health has been very important to me, especially since writing on social media. I've named the illnesses that I've experienced: panic disorder and anorexi...
17 Jul 202028min

188 SelfWork: Four Steps Toward Risking the Unfamiliar
Risking the unfamiliar is something I focus on with almost every client I see, because we all get in the habit of adopting one emotional “face” – or have one emotion that’s our primary go-to response ...
10 Jul 202027min

187 SelfWork: Can Certain Anxieties Worsen During Covid-19?
The answer to the title question is yes. Most of us who aren’t in denial about the seriousness of this pandemic are experiencing more anxiety.. We’re washing our hands more - careful about what we pic...
3 Jul 202026min




















