Part 4: Achoo! Is Your Anxiety Contagious?
The Achoo! Excuse My Anxiety Series Achoo! Excuse me. That’s what most of us learned to say after sneezing. Perhaps someone responds, “Bless you.” We smile. Maybe we reach for a tissue. And life goes on. But imagine if we had a similar way of recognizing when our anxiety was beginning to affect the people […]
Part 3: What If? What Is?
The Achoo! Excuse My Anxiety Series What if people don’t like me? What if I say the wrong thing? What if my romantic partner is upset with me? What if something happens to my children? What if tomorrow goes terribly wrong? What if? What if? What if? Our minds can become remarkably good at asking […]
Part 2: What Does Your Anxiety Look Like?
The Achoo! Excuse My Anxiety Series Imagine sitting at the kitchen table. Nothing particularly unusual is happening. Maybe you’re drinking coffee. Checking your phone. Thinking about your day. Then you notice something. Your heart is beating a little faster than usual. Your shoulders feel tight. Your mind keeps returning to a conversation you had yesterday. […]
Part 1: Anxiety Isn’t Always the Bad Guy
The Achoo! Excuse My Anxiety Series Anxiety can be good. Anxiety can be bad. And anxiety is most certainly part of life. Sometimes we recognize it immediately. Other times, we give it another name. Stress. Worry. Frustration. Irritability. Feeling overwhelmed. Having too much on our plate. Or perhaps we don’t give it a name at […]
Real Talk from a Real Therapist (and Husband): Is Couples Therapy Really About Blaming Men?
What happens when two people want a better relationship, but one of them isn’t quite sure therapy is the place to find it? Imagine it’s Thursday evening. You’ve just gotten home from work. Your shoes are somewhere near the front door, the dishwasher needs unloading, and you’re trying to figure out whether the leftovers in […]
What Couples Therapy Is (and Isn’t): A Straight-Talk Guide for Husbands
An inside look at couples counseling, what happens in the room, and what you might discover about your relationship along the way. Imagine you’ve just pulled into the parking lot of a counseling office. It’s 4:57 p.m. Your appointment is at 5:00. You’ve been sitting in your car for the past three minutes, looking at […]