Unhelpful thinking styles
We all engage in ways of thinking that do not benefit us. Any of these ring a bell?
Boundaries
A boundary is an imaginary line, the point at which we end, and another begins. Imagine a snow globe; there is a clear difference between what is within and what is outside. Everything within the glass is mine, everything beyond it is not. I AM responsible for everything within this boundary. My thoughts My…
Shame
While we are not born feeling shame every human being has the capacity to and will experience it, particularly in childhood and adolescence. Despite this fact shame is often misunderstood and rarely discussed. This is what I have learned about shame. We are social animals who live by social rules and shame is a powerful…