Sustainable Mindfulness for Life

Sustainable Mindfulness for Life

Mindfulness skills adapted from ancient spiritual traditions of self-discovery have been incorporated into therapeutic modalities for well over 30 years. However, using mindfulness outside of these spaces can be challenging due to time constraints and motivation. To...
The Healing Power of Empathy in Relationships

The Healing Power of Empathy in Relationships

Learning how to have empathy for your partner or spouse is a great way to build closeness and trust. When someone empathizes with you, it leads to feeling accepted, connected, and understood. Empathy builds intimacy while a lack of empathy creates distance and...
Self-Esteem and Why It Matters

Self-Esteem and Why It Matters

Self-esteem is, in short, how the mind evaluates itself. There is no metric that can objectively determine a person’s self-esteem — the concept is inherently subjective. So how can we think about it? Well, as with many things in counseling and psychology, there...