Resistance is generally used in a positive sense, and of course, can be a good thing. But it can also hold you back from getting yourself to where you want to be mentally. 

Likewise, confrontation usually carries a negative sense.  We tend to want to avoid confrontation right?  But what if confronting our resistance is the best way to get better?

Resistance is generally used in a positive sense, and of course, can be a good thing. But it can also hold you back from getting yourself to where you want to be mentally.  Likewise, confrontation usually carries a negative sense.  We tend to want to avoid confrontation right?  But what if confronting our resistance is the best way to get better?

Resistance is generally used in a positive sense, and of course, can be a good thing. But it can also hold you back from getting yourself to where you want to be mentally.  Likewise, confrontation usually carries a negative sense.  We tend...

Confronting Your Resistance

We love to people watch, especially at the mall. Or at the store.  Or at The Fair..  Or at a dance recital. 

Let's face it, people can be fun to watch

We love to people watch, especially at the mall. Or at the store.  Or at The Fair..  Or at a dance recital.  Let's face it, people can be fun to watch

We love to people watch, especially at the mall. Or at the store.  Or at The Fair..  Or at a dance recital.  Let's face it, people can be fun to watch

What Was I Thinking?!  Mall edition

In fact, they can be a GREAT thing!  With modern technology we can reach out to friends and family, read the news, even listen to podcasts (wink wink!)

But you can also use various apps on your phone to get your mental health both checked and treated. Today Dr. Fred shares some various mental health apps you can use 

In fact, they can be a GREAT thing!  With modern technology we can reach out to friends and family, read the news, even listen to podcasts (wink wink!) But you can also use various apps on your phone to get your mental health both checked and treated. Today Dr. Fred shares some various mental health apps you can use

In fact, they can be a GREAT thing!  With modern technology we can reach out to friends and family, read the news, even listen to podcasts (wink wink!) But you can also use various apps on your phone to get your mental health both checked and...

Phone Apps!  Yes, They're A Good Thing

Today we're looking at some examples of "what were THEY thinking" from the internet.  Now we know the internet has an abundance of these sort of things, so Dr. Fred has picked a couple of examples to share with us so that we can look at our own little quirks and see that we're not alone.

Today we're looking at some examples of "what were THEY thinking" from the internet.  Now we know the internet has an abundance of these sort of things, so Dr. Fred has picked a couple of examples to share with us so that we can look at our own little quirks and see that we're not alone.

Today we're looking at some examples of "what were THEY thinking" from the internet.  Now we know the internet has an abundance of these sort of things, so Dr. Fred has picked a couple of examples to share with us so that we can look at our own...

What Was I Thinking Wednesday

Friends are the ones who are there for us, and we like to be there for them. Not all of us are therapists, but that's not always the kind of help our friends need. Here's some tips on how to help our friends when they need it, and how to communicate with our friends when we need help from them!

Friends are the ones who are there for us, and we like to be there for them. Not all of us are therapists, but that's not always the kind of help our friends need. Here's some tips on how to help our friends when they need it, and how to communicate with our friends when we need help from them!

Friends are the ones who are there for us, and we like to be there for them. Not all of us are therapists, but that's not always the kind of help our friends need. Here's some tips on how to help our friends when they need it, and how to communicate...

Friends Helping Friends

Your marriage needs nourishment just like a tree does.  If it goes without, it dies, becomes brittle and nothing more than a plain old stick.  Today Fred goes over the many similarities between a tree and your relationship, and how you can use this comparison to strengthen your own marriage.

Your marriage needs nourishment just like a tree does.  If it goes without, it dies, becomes brittle and nothing more than a plain old stick.  Today Fred goes over the many similarities between a tree and your relationship, and how you can use this comparison to strengthen your own marriage.

Your marriage needs nourishment just like a tree does.  If it goes without, it dies, becomes brittle and nothing more than a plain old stick.  Today Fred goes over the many similarities between a tree and your relationship, and how you can...

The Marriage Tree

Of course, those with military experience are very likely to have various levels of PTSD or Post Traumatic Stress Disorder, but those four scary letters can be a result of your everyday life too.

Today Fred takes on PTSD and how to deal with triggers and responses when the past creeps back into the present.

Of course, those with military experience are very likely to have various levels of PTSD or Post Traumatic Stress Disorder, but those four scary letters can be a result of your everyday life too. Today Fred takes on PTSD and how to deal with triggers and responses when the past creeps back into the present.

Of course, those with military experience are very likely to have various levels of PTSD or Post Traumatic Stress Disorder, but those four scary letters can be a result of your everyday life too. Today Fred takes on PTSD and how to deal with triggers...

PTSD Is Not Just For Miltary Veterans

It's hard to face the fact that people in the world are going to judge us. Sometiems unfairly, sometimes harshly, and on the rare occasion, justly.

How to handle being judged..  That's a tough one. How do we make ourselves feel as confident with others opinions as we portray. It's easy to say that it doesn't bother us.  But it does, and it's not fair.

Here are some tips on how to handle judgement.

It's hard to face the fact that people in the world are going to judge us. Sometiems unfairly, sometimes harshly, and on the rare occasion, justly. How to handle being judged..  That's a tough one. How do we make ourselves feel as confident with others opinions as we portray. It's easy to say that it doesn't bother us.  But it does, and it's not fair. Here are some tips on how to handle judgement.

It's hard to face the fact that people in the world are going to judge us. Sometiems unfairly, sometimes harshly, and on the rare occasion, justly. How to handle being judged..  That's a tough one. How do we make ourselves feel as confident with...

People Judge You, and No It's Not Fair.

Everyone faces tragedy differently. I'm not just talking about loss here, the term tragedy could mean a lot of different things. A change in job or relationship, and illness, or sustaining a major injury also go int he same category.  How we deal with tragedy depends on who were are, and it's never as simple as "getting over it" or "moving on"

Everyone faces tragedy differently. I'm not just talking about loss here, the term tragedy could mean a lot of different things. A change in job or relationship, and illness, or sustaining a major injury also go int he same category.  How we deal with tragedy depends on who were are, and it's never as simple as "getting over it" or "moving on"

Everyone faces tragedy differently. I'm not just talking about loss here, the term tragedy could mean a lot of different things. A change in job or relationship, and illness, or sustaining a major injury also go int he same category.  How we deal...

Putting Tragedy In A Different Light

Our producer, Jon has a problem. He CONSTANTLY misplaces things. Is this normal?  Turns out, yes it is! In fact men are more likely to misplace things than women. It's science.  We'll discuss in this week's WHAT WAS I THINKING WEDNESDAY!

Our producer, Jon has a problem. He CONSTANTLY misplaces things. Is this normal?  Turns out, yes it is! In fact men are more likely to misplace things than women. It's science.  We'll discuss in this week's WHAT WAS I THINKING WEDNESDAY!

What Was I Thinking?  Why do we lose things

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