I had a session over the weekend with a client whose brother was diagnosed with leukemia. In it, she told … More
Tag: Intimacy
Needing to Be Loved: Why It’s Okay to Accept Your Basic Human Necessity
Fear of Being Needy Most of the clients I see struggle with intimacy; they have what are called attachment difficulties. … More
Overcoming the Fear of Being Disliked: The Necessity of Rebirth
Why Am I So Afraid of Being Disliked? From the time we’re young, we’re expected to conform. We’re born into … More
A Fruitless Journey: How We Prevent Ourselves from Being Loved
The Avoidant Attachment Style and Its Effects on Our Ability to Love “Your task is not to seek for love, … More
Anxiety and Assertiveness: Why It’s Okay to Say No
“Care about what other people think and you will always be their prisoner.” -Lao Tzu Why We Can’t Say No … More
The Happiness We Miss While Chasing It
What Will Make Me Happy? When I was in my teens, I believed romantic love to be the answer. When … More
The Girl in the Red Dress – A Poem about Beauty and Loss
In a room, she walked in with an assertive gait The woman in a red dress, whose eyes radiate Who … More
Recovering My Voice: How My Writing Helped Me Overcome Trauma
When we’re children, most of us have a lot of chutzpah, which is a Yiddish word meaning audacity or fearlessness. … More
Transcending My Self: The Relationship Between Joy and Human Connection
Bowling Alone To most, especially in the Western world, self-actualization means becoming the most accomplished and materially successful version of … More
Man’s Search for Intimacy (Revised and Extended Version)
Closeness and Intimacy In 1946, existential psychiatrist, Viktor Frankl, published a book which drastically altered the course of psychotherapy; he … More
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