To feel crazy…

Have you ever felt crazy? Like you couldn’t trust your own senses or assessment of reality?   There are many different ways to make it to that awful place. Motherhood. Anxiety. Eating disorders. Depression. The list goes on and on.   The results always seems to be the same. There are thoughts that don’t seem to belong to you, images …

What is self-talk?: The Reflection Exercise

**I got this exercise from the folks at Green Mountain at Fox Run. I’ve changed it a little bit but the core ideas remain. Thus, they should get the credit!!   Self talk is a difficult thing to understand mostly because it tends to happen below the level of conscious awareness.  I’d like to present an exercise that, in theory, …

Why we stay stuck: Part 2

The question in this series of post is why we stay stuck. Why is changing or feeling better or whatever sooooooo very difficult. As I previously wrote, there are many, many reasons why. One way to organize those reasons in into different levels, starting with the biological level. The biological level of a person, as it relates to mental health, …