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Category: Therapist’s Reflections

The Five Love Languages by Gary Chapman

BOOK REVIEW: The Five Love Languages: The Secret to Love that Lasts by Gary Chapman

Pages:  203 Ideal Reader:  Couples (dating, engaged, married) who wish to enhance or improve their romantic/intimate relationship.  Applicable to all couples regardless of length of relationship, sexual orientation, or relationship makeup. Ideal Issues Addressed: Disconnected from partner Spark is gone in the relationship Feeling like you and your partner are roomates Feeling unloved and unsure…
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Caregiving: Practicing Self-Care During Emergency Hospitalizations

Caregiving: Practicing Self-Care During Emergency Hospitalizations

Caring for a loved one with a mental or physical injury or illness is often a thankless job.  Its exhausting, stressful, time consuming, frustrating, and draining. Often it’s not a job one chooses to do, but nevertheless, it needs to be done.  And it’s often done with pride and love. While caregiving for a loved…
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What is sisu & how can it help you in therapy

What is Sisu & How Can it Help You in Therapy?

Recently I was explaining sisu (pronounced see-sue) to a client and how it may be helpful to them in accomplishing their therapeutic goals and overcoming obstacles.  I explained sisu as an “enduring strength of will” which helps one to overcome and succeed in the face of adversity by taking a challenge head on.  This is…
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What it’s like to be a Therapist

After a particularly good session with a client the topic of what it’s like inside my head during a session came up.  It has been something I have been thinking about and marveling at for a while. The reason for this was because I had not known this was what being a therapist was like…
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The Finnish Way by Katja Pantzar

BOOK REVIEW: The Finnish Way by Katja Pantzar

Pages:  225 Ideal Reader:  Someone looking for a holistic practical approach to better mental health and overall well-being. Ideal Issues Addressed: Personal Growth Mild Anxiety & Depression Disconnecion from Nature Alternative coping strategies for mental health concerns to combine with therapy. Summary: This book provides a practical “guide” or suggestions to creating and having a…
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