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Posted: November 5, 2018
Black and White thinking, also called All-or-Nothing thinking, is about reducing the complexities in life to simple dichotomies. Things are either terrible or wonderful. We have to be perfect or we’re a failure — there is no middle ground. You place people or situations in…
Posted: October 31, 2018
The way we talk to ourselves can have e a profound impact on our mood and the behaviors that we engage in. Our internal self-talk is profoundly shaped by the emotional struggles we deal with (think depression and anxiety) and in turn can either reinforce…
Posted: October 28, 2018
Since we just recently had the Intersex Day of Awareness I wanted to share a little bit of information on what it means to be intersex and what their pride flag looks like. Intersex people are born with reproductive or sexual anatomy that…
Posted: October 27, 2018
Cognitive distortions are exaggerated or irrational thought patterns that typically support and reinforce negative thinking. For example, when a person is depressed they tend to engage in a cognitive distortion called filtering. This is when a person focuses on the negative aspects of something and…
Posted: October 26, 2018
This can be a hard one for people to learn. Our society doesn’t do great with teaching us to manage our emotions and learn from them. In our society it seems like there is a strong push to get rid of negative emotions as quickly…
Posted: October 24, 2018
Trans is beautiful. Intersexuality exists and is valid. You are all beautiful variations of humanity. To those are upset about news of our government trying to legislate trans and intersex people out of existence, I want you to know that I see you, I value…