by Dr Aletta | Oct 25, 2011 | Self-Esteem
Here’s something interesting. Positive Psychology gurus Martin Seligman and Christopher Peterson, consulted works from Aristotle to Confucius, from the Upanishads to the Torah, from the Boy Scout Handbook to profiles of Pokémon characters and settled on 24... by Dr Aletta | Oct 23, 2011 | Self-Esteem
My gut is telling me to get away from the computer and get out to play where the sun is shining. Should I listen to it even though I have ‘homework’ to do? My gut also wants me to eat that brownie. Is that a good idea? What is my gut anyway? Is is always... 
by Dr Aletta | Oct 18, 2011 | Anxiety, Mental Health
If you have trouble sleeping, and who doesn’t from time to time, you may have heard of sleep hygiene. Sleep hygiene is a fancy schmancy term for good sleep habits. The purpose of good sleep habits is to get a good nights sleep! To encourage our bodies to relax... 
by Dr Aletta | Oct 17, 2011 | Self-Esteem
~~***~~ 1) Go somewhere where there is spotty Internet & your mobile doesn’t work. 2) Where ‘work clothes’ means a pair of jeans and a T-shirt. No makeup! 3) Be with a lot of animals who don’t want anything from you except grain, hay &... 
by Dr Aletta | Oct 12, 2011 | Anxiety, Self-Esteem
Do you ever wonder how your therapist does it? If you are a therapist, do you ever have a day when it takes everything in you not to reach over and slap your patient silly? Or raise a white flag in defeat? Occasionally people ask me, “How do you listen to...
