Lindsay’s Blog
Lindsay’s Blog
Dwelling on the Negative?
Dwelling on the Negative? Ever find yourself focused so much on your partner’s one annoying habit and you end up ignoring so many of their good habits? Ever negatively ruminate after getting some constructive feedback from your boss even though your past performance reviews have been glowing? Seems skewed, doesn’t it? Why do we use so much of [read more]
Guilt Versus Shame
What is Shame? We’ve all felt it. That deep, stomach-turning type of discomfort that can feel intolerable. Shame. ugh. It has a power not only to cause acute discomfort shortly after a negative event but even for long after. It can leave us with lingering discomfort. We most often experience this discomfort after we had a partial or even complete [read more]
What is Therapy for? I Mean Really For?
In general, the mental health world is seen as a subdivision of the overall physical healthcare world. Mental health complaints are seen and treated like physical health needs. But are these two worlds really that similar? [read more]
Spring Cleaning for the Mind?
Ahhhh spring… buds sprouting, birds chirping, mosquitos biting… how lovely. This time of year is marked by the feeling of new beginnings. It is the time of year when change is happening all around us. But have you ever noticed how we humans tend to remain the same despite all the change of this season? [read more]