Counseling for Addiction, Codependency, & Trauma; San Antonio, TX
What do you do to take care of yourself? Do you make time for activities that the sole purpose of the activity is just to restore yourself or improve your well-being? Self-care is far too often overlooked but is vital to our overall health. Sometimes we feel “selfish” when we take time for ourselves. Many …
How do you resolve conflict? This is another topic that I talk about often with clients who are struggling to communicate or get along with family members, partners, or just about anyone else. If you read my post on Boundaries, I briefly discussed different types of communication (passive, aggressive, and assertive). Much like setting boundaries, …
I think I say the word “boundaries” about 100 times a day. That’s because knowing how to identify and respect both your own boundaries and others’ boundaries is THAT important. This is key to having high self-esteem, taking care of yourself, and having healthy relationships with others. What are Boundaries? The Merriam-Webster dictionary defines a …
One of the most common (and complicated) questions related to addiction is: “What causes it?” Historically, our society has often viewed addiction as some moral failing (as I also mentioned in this post. We still see this attitude alive and well in many places today: when we suggest that someone who is deep in their …
It’s with such a heavy heart that I sit down to write out this post, but I’m writing it anyway because the most important thing that we can do with situations and topics like this is to talk about it. Yesterday, our world was rocked by the suicide of yet another well-known face. Suicide, it …
