How to Stop Comparing Yourself to Others: 5 Practical Steps
Image credit: flickr / CC BY 2.0 “When you are content to be simply yourself and don’t compare or compete, everybody will respect you.” Lao Tzu Comparing yourself to others is a…
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Desire to Hasten Death vs Suicide: Key Differences
When working with people who have life-limiting illnesses, clinicians and caregivers commonly hear variations of the same painful truths: “I don’t want to live like this anymore.” “If Medical Aid in Dying…
Are You Making These 5 Mistakes When Adopting a Positive Attitude?
Image: photo credit to the original creator (attribution removed) “Be miserable. Or motivate yourself. Whatever has to be done, it’s always your choice.” Wayne Dyer “For myself I am an optimist –…
4 Proven Steps to Recover from Burnout and Avoid Relapse
Do you ever reach a point where you feel you simply can’t go on? Maybe your regular tasks at work feel impossible to start, or you’re a busy parent stretched thin with…
Cultural Humility and Trauma-Informed Care for Older Minorities
A few years ago I worked with Mr. Davis, an 85-year-old Black man and a devoted Jehovah’s Witness. He came to therapy after a separation from his wife that affected his standing…
Eat Stop Eat Review: Discount and Bonus for Positivity Readers
This spring I first heard about intermittent fasting as a method to lose body fat and, at first, it sounded unusual. Then I remembered that fasting has been part of many religious…
Grow Therapy Offsite 2023: Strengthening In-Person Collaboration
Grow Therapy Team Offsite: Connecting In Person to Advance Accessible Mental Health Care We created Grow Therapy to make high-quality, affordable mental health care accessible to everyone. That mission shapes how we…
3 Timeless Lessons from Elvis Presley
“Music should be something that makes you gotta move, inside or outside” “The image is one thing and the human being is another…It’s very hard to live up to an image, put…
How to Help Older Adults in Denial About Cognitive Decline
Diving into the complex world of cognitive impairment in older adults can feel overwhelming, especially when denial or lack of awareness obscures the problem. As healthcare providers, we often find ourselves trying…
Are You Lonely? Signs and Symptoms of Loneliness
Loneliness is a universal experience: almost everyone feels it at some point. Yet it is also deeply personal. What triggers loneliness for one person may not for another, and how it shows…
