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The average person has roughly 6.5 thoughts every passing minute.   6.5. If I’m doing the math correctly that translates to 9,360...

In my training as a therapist I was taught to be a blank slate. Blankety blank blank blank. As blank as blank can be. Monotone voice....

Once you reach a level of awareness to where you can fully notice your feelings, thoughts, and body sensations, and do so in a relatively...

I was first introduced to the idea of composure as a young athlete. Back then, composure to me was a characteristic of only the best...

Sometimes people get caught up on the word ‘trauma’ and are quick to dismiss their life experiences as not "therapy-worthy" because they...

As a therapist, people come to me with what clinicians refer to as “presenting issues." These presenting issues assume all different...

If you’ve ever wondered how EMDR therapy helps a person in the day to day sense, here’s an example. I walked outside this morning to take...

In the 1992 movie A Few Good Men, there is a scene in which lawyer Lt. Daniel Kaffee, played by Tom Cruise, questions Lance Cpl. Harold...

“Strength does not come from physical capacity. It comes from an indomitable will.” - Mahatma Ghandi I often read about how movement and...

There is a scene in the 1997 movie Good Will Hunting where Matt Damon’s character, Will (the patient), says to Robin Williams’ character,...

The following blog entry may possibly, and, more than likely, absolutely will ruffle the feathers of some parents. I am less concerned...

I sometimes hear people speak about therapy as being less than valuable because, they say, it focuses on problems rather than solutions. ...

I remember researching graduate schools when I was trying to decide which path in life I wanted to take, and written across the website...

You do not have to forgive your abuser. I'll say it again. You do not have to forgive your abuser. Very often the topic of “forgiveness”...

With so many motivational speakers and coaches out there these days, it’s easy to see why so much emphasis has been placed on the power...

One way to conceptualize PTSD is it's the hijacking of one’s central nervous system by traumatic experiences, which have been paired with...

I made a lot of mistakes in my early days of being a therapist. Being fresh out of grad school, having just passed my licensure exam, and...

Albert Camus once wrote, "In the depth of winter, I finally learned that there was in me an invincible summer." It is wintertime in...

I recently had a young teen ask me in session, “Do you think addiction is a disease?” A conversation ensued, and at the end of it a...

This blog was originally posted in February 2022. Update 4/5/2022: Gavin de Becker now offers a free Gift of Fear Master Class...