Narcissism is a continuous personality trait— Shocking News: We are all at least a little bit narcissistic. Think of this trait as a spectrum, similar to autism. Good News: People, on average tend to become less narcissistic from young adulthood to middle age, with the magnitude of this decline being...
Prove Me Wrong: Hope Keeps You Alive
“Where there’s life, there’s hope”. We enter therapy because our hope in something we value is waning; A relationship, unplanned loss or a specific troubling issue in our lives. Our life energy is low and we yearn for something more. 1.) Hope is a catalyst for action Siegel (2000) states...
On Becoming An Optimal Human Being
“What is necessary to change a person is to change his awareness of himself”. Abraham Maslow Clients come to therapy with varying issues, perceived goals, perceptions, expectations, and degrees of motivation. Capricious degrees of internal and external resources also arrive with each client. Regardless of how a client initially shows...