The Anxious Overachiever
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When I’m catching up with a therapy client, I often ask them, “Where has it been hard to be curious?” Where there is a lack of curiosity, you may find …
Kathleen Smith
May 4CommentShare
This week I’ve been thinking about how our position in relationships can affect our ability to think clearly. A triangle is a three-person relationship…
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Apr 15CommentShare
How to be an ambassador for yourself.
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Apr 7CommentShare
And how we can get the flavor back.
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Mar 16CommentShare
Lately I’ve been thinking about how we use quick social comparisons to temporarily boost our mood and functioning. Because in the absence of our own me…
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Feb 25CommentShare
Gary Chapman’s book The 5 Love Languages has been a constant bestseller for years. People seem to like the idea that the root of marriage problems is a…
Kathleen Smith
Feb 18CommentShare
Energy is a precious resource in pandemic life. Most people are worn down, worried, and struggling to do the bare minimum. Yet somehow I still find mys…
Kathleen Smith
Feb 8CommentShare
And how this can help you think about 2021.
Kathleen Smith
Dec 18, 2020CommentShare
How managing other people's emotions can make you less capable.
Kathleen Smith
Dec 3, 2020CommentShare
and how they can keep us from growing up.
Kathleen Smith
Oct 22, 2020CommentShare
People often come to therapy for answers. But answers have very little to do with growing up. Answers are often attempts to direct or control others. T…
Kathleen Smith
Oct 9, 2020CommentShare
and keeps us from solving problems.
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Sep 17, 2020CommentShare
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