3 Tools for Effective Anger Management
Anger is one of the four primary emotions and has a very good purpose of alerting us to our boundaries being crossed by others. It serves us well when it’s expressed in a healthy way. However, when...
View Article4 “Can’t-Miss” Tools for Improved Resilience and Emotional Health
I attended the Psychotherapy Networker Symposium in Washington DC recently and left with some highly useful tools to benefit your emotional health from the workshop, Neuroscience and the Art of Self...
View ArticleMindfulness and Keeping it Real in Relationships by Marsha Lucas, PhD
There’s a myth that won’t seem to die in popular understanding of anger. Back in the 1960’s, psychology (doing the best it could as a very young science) put forth the notion that “venting” your anger,...
View ArticleStay Right When You’re Wronged by Rick Hanson, PhD
It’s easy to treat people well when they treat you well. The real test is when they treat you badly. Think of times you’ve been truly wronged, in small ways or big ones. Maybe someone stole...
View ArticleSteps to Identify Your Unhelpful Belief Systems
Do you struggle with anger, depression, anxiety or recurring relationship problems and have the sense that it might have roots somewhere in your past? Trust your instincts. There’s likely something...
View ArticleThe Toolbox: Top 10 Emotional Health Articles for 2011
New Years Eve 2011 is rapidly approaching and I am thankful for the support I’ve received for The Toolbox at LisaKiftTherapy.com - one of the original therapist-created websites. As a therapist who...
View Article5 Ways to Rewire Your Brain for Happiness and Peace of Mind
We all seek happiness. We all want to feel calm, grounded and avoid being hijacked by our own emotional reactivity. Thankfully, the recent studies in neuroscience are demonstrating how to do this....
View ArticleAnger: A Prelude to Courage by Linda Graham, MFT
It’s important to understand that anger is a hardwired-in, body-based survival response. We can feel angry at the drop of a hat from the moment we’re born – because that’s how we survive, individually...
View ArticleTools for Resilience: “Hand on the Heart” for Calm by Linda Graham, MFT
Oxytocin is the neurotransmitter of the “calm and connect” response and is the brain’s direct and immediate antidote to the stress hormone cortisol. Oxytocin is the neurochemical basis in our body for...
View ArticleBeing in the Moment and Why it Matters
Mindfulness. Presence. Being in the moment. All three of the above essentially mean the same thing – and practicing them can bring you more emotional and relationship health. It’s a practice, a...
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