Lovingkindness meditation series
In times of difficulty one of the most helpful things to do is to simply respond with kindness.
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Ditch self-care. Try values instead.
I have a secret, one that I hide from most of my other therapist friends and colleagues.
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Podcast Fights Mental Health Stigma Using Acceptance and Commitment Therapy
In a time when the public discourse around mental health struggles is permeated with sweeping generalizations of “those” mentally ill people and calls to “lock them up,” a new podcast attempts to bring common humanity back into how we discuss the psychological suffering we all face as humans.
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Portland Psychotherapy 2018 Year in Review
As we usher in a new year, we pause to take a look back at 2018, an exciting year of growth and new beginnings for us here at Portland Psychotherapy.
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Pain, values, compassion, and a dying dog
Just about three years ago, I wrote a blog post titled “Pain and values: two sides of the same coin” about our amazing dog Dalai.
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Serving Those Who Have Served: Caring for veterans and their companion animals
“Thank you for your service!” How many of us have offered these words of appreciation when we see a service member in uniform?
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Research graveyard may come to life
It’s an amazing day for scientific research!
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What’s love got to do with it? Arguments for the use of “love drugs” miss the point
That spark gone between you and your partner?
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What’s good for your garden may also be good for your relationship
The other day when I was out for my morning walk I saw the season’s first crocuses peaking their bright yellow heads out from the still muddy, cold ground.
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Gender, sexuality, and other things that don’t belong in boxes
We all do it. Some of us do it more than others.
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Gratitude – It does a relationship good!
“She never appreciates all the things I do”. “He just seems to take me for granted”. Sound familiar?
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“You’re trying to ‘squish out’ my kid”: Is it time to revise our gender boxes?
Oh how we humans love our boxes! Black/white, good/bad, Democrat/Republican, female/male.
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ACT and body image difficulties: Maybe not liking your body isn’t the problem
If you grow up in American society, a society in which we are constantly bombarded with messages about one very homogenous, very unattainable image of beauty, you are likely to feel badly about your body.
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The secret to keeping the romance alive: It’s not all about roses and chocolates
In my last post, I reported on a study by researchers at Stony Brook University that suggested that romance can survive in long-term relationships.
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Pain and values: two sides of the same coin
I’ve known and lived with many amazing dogs and cats in my life.
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Can Romantic Love Stand the Test of Time?
We scientists can be a bunch of wet-blankets when it comes to the idea of romance.
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The myth of security– Embracing vulnerability, uncertainty, and ambiguity in our relationships and in our world
Something many of us yearn for in our relationships is a sense of security.
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Less is More: Improving your relationship with the “less stuff, more experiences” strategy
Oversaturated. That’s how it can feel once the holidays have ended.
