Understanding Shame as the Source of Depression: How Learned Hopefulness Can Backfire

With great power comes great responsibility, the degree of which most of us can’t handle. Kennon Sheldon, one of the … More

The Importance of Choosing Your Values and Why You Often Feel Stuck

Existence precedes essence, and proceeds from it. Choosing one’s own way is the only conceivable purpose of being. Yet, through … More

Repeatedly, we’re told that feelings aren’t facts. This usually means that reality doesn’t have to acquiesce to your desires – … More

An ancient proverb reads: Enlightenment isn’t wisdom; it’s the feeling of lightness. In it, one sees the contrast between striving … More

If trauma can become a gift, first understanding it is imperative. Left on her own, with no one to look … More

Traumatic childhoods can cause people to attempt to flee their lives by cultivating and pursuing fantasies, or utopic lives, believing … More

“We don’t want to become what we are. We want to become a concept, a fantasy, what we should be … More

What do your flaws mean to you? In our sessions, therapists inquire about the underlying symbolism of our clients’ struggles. … More

Some feel ashamed of themselves for being unable to ask for help, so they expect their partner to anticipate their … More

My life will always be punctuated by moments in which I feel like a failure, probably more so than the … More