It can matter more than IQ in the professional world. It has been called “The key to personal and professional success.” It affects how we manage our own behaviors as well as navigate interpersonal relationships. What is this indicator of personal, professional, and social competence? “Emotional Intelligence,” is a term popularized in 1995 by now-internationally [...]
Well, all, it is official. It seems I have already created a rupture in our short lived relationship. I did not keep my commitment to post weekly. And that kind of “rupture” as it is known in the psychotherapeutic community could cost me your trust. Relationships (no matter what form they take) are never perfect. [...]
It has been said “what we resist persists.” That statement has never been more true for me than in this moment. I have worked hard at resisting every opportunity to learn how to navigate through, post on, and “like” someone or some thing on social media. I have truly enjoyed living with “JOMO” - the [...]
“Do not seek to have events happen as you want them to, but instead, want them to happen as they do happen, and your life will go well.” Epictetus I love this quote from the Greek philosopher Epictetus. His words remind me of the power of acceptance in life and just how difficult it is [...]
I recently read an article in which the author claimed that during the first ninety seconds of a play therapy session, children convey their emotional states. This may seem hard to believe since children don’t have a strong command of language. In fact, younger children are just developing words and other skills for communication. How [...]