Like many of you, I watched last week’s incident between Chris Rock and Will Smith at the Academy Awards ceremony with a mixture of fascination and disbelief. For those who somehow missed it, Rock, a world-renowned comedian, made a joke about Smith’s wife while preparing to present an award. Smith responded by walking on stage…
As I continue my training in psychoanalysis, I am beginning to see the importance that this modality offers clients to work at a deeper level then the traditional psychotherapy we are taught in graduate school. Graduate school, as a generalist model, provides the basic tools to engage clients in the therapeutic process and after becoming…
It wasn’t until much farther down my career path that I figured out how to turn my life experience into life coaching… Many years ago, I remember walking into my second-grade classroom after lunch to see the words “What do you want to be when you grow up?” written on the chalkboard. It was a…
Rewrite your new, personal definition of success based on who you are and what’s important to you. Write it down. Come back to it in a few days and amend it. Notice how you feel when you immerse yourself in the version of success you’ve discovered that is solely based on who you are. Remember,…
By Ashley Stahl, Originally Published in Forbes Did you know, you will spend 90,000 hours of your life working, so what better place to make changes to a healthier, happier life? June is National Men’s Health Month. This means 30 days dedicated to improving and acknowledging health and wellbeing. Whether you are a man, or…
Pouring out all your problems in the first session of couple’s therapy can be a relief. At last, you’re facing what has been pulling you down and apart. However, you could also be overwhelmed. The mountain to be climbed seems so high and the emotional cost so great that the first session feels like a…
