by Dr Aletta | Jul 28, 2014 | Anxiety, Self-Esteem
What if Sisyphus wasn’t being punished by the gods? What if he was an avoider? A chronic self-saboteur? What if Sisyphus rolled that huge boulder almost to the top of the hill and thought, “Screw it, this is just too hard!” and he steps back and lets... 
by Dr Aletta | Jul 24, 2014 | Body/Mind
Reap the Benefits of Physical Exercise! What? Go for a run when I have a million other things to do? Who has the time for that! This is a typical thought that passes through my mind more frequently than I would like to admit. However, I am aware of it and I refute it... 
by Dr Aletta | Jul 23, 2014 | Self-Esteem
Sometimes you run across a quote or a passage that makes you stop, read it again, maybe one more time and think, ‘That’s it. That says it all.’ Anne Lamott’s book Bird by Bird, Some Instructions on Writing and Life, is full of bits like that.... 
by Dr Aletta | Jul 22, 2014 | Relationships
Years ago I heard Harville Hendrix, author of Getting the Love You Want, speak at a psychotherapy conference in L.A. He was there to demonstrate Imago Therapy, a couples therapy model that teaches deeper communication to enhance mutual understanding and compassion.... 
by Dr Aletta | Jul 21, 2014 | Happiness, Self-Esteem
Self-care is essential for any care-giver. Vacation is wonderful but it’s usually only a once in a while thing. We all need time to float, by ourselves, on a daily basis. Whether it’s simply time to take a nice long, hot shower, which for the new mother is...
