Our western, America-centric culture is very big into establishing goals, dreams, plans and accomplishments. This “business model” way of living can have benefits in motivating you to take the next steps, but overall, running your life like your own CEO often leads to feelings of shame, overwhelm and discouragement. An alternative to focusing on specific goals is to focus on your core values.

If you want a happy and healthy relationship, the way you view conflict needs to change. Most people enter into relationship counseling because they recognize the need for better communication and conflict management skills. Couples have failed on their own to resolve conflict in their relationship because they seek to eliminate it or avoid it completely.

If you have experienced anxiety and depression, you know what it’s like to feel like your brain and body is working against you or even fighting to destroy you. Although it might feel like we are at war with ourselves, adopting this attitude towards our mental health leaves us feeling confused, frustrated and a little (or a lot) crazy.

If you want to see results in therapy, you must first recognize the impact of shame in your life and intentionally seek to eradicate it