16Dec

Operation: Love Yourself

As a therapist, one of the most common complaints I hear from clients is about low self-esteem. Being a woman who has struggled with her weight for years because of an unfortunate medical diagnosis, I know personally the struggles that many women experience when looking in the mirror. Although there are men out there who also struggle […]

15Mar

I Love Me…In a Good Way – The Personal Side

In today’s society, self-esteem is perhaps more elusive than ever.  All day long we are bombarded with images of what we should look like, drive, wear, etc.  Women and men feel extreme pressure to live up to the standard of Hollywood’s idols—movie stars who have unlimited access to trainers, chefs and yes, plastic surgery.

01Mar

I Love Me…In a Good Way – The Practical Side

If you are depressed, anxious, addicted to drugs or alcohol, in a domestic violence relationship or suffering from Posttraumatic Stress Disorder, you may have low self-esteem.  In fact, low self-esteem plays a role in many mental health disorders.  However, you can have low self-esteem without having a specific disorder.

15Jun

I Can Stop Whenever I Want – The Personal Side

I once heard someone say that an addiction is anything—good or bad—you find appealing and really want to do, but the more you do it the less satisfied you feel. This is a very general definition of addiction, but it makes sense to me. Another simple definition of addiction is something that controls you instead […]

01Jun

I Can Stop Whenever I Want – The Practical Side

If you followed a trail of the majority of your time, money and energy, at the end you would find what is most important to you in life. What we find at the end of this trail can be good or bad.  Sometimes it is something bad disguised as something good. And sometimes what we […]