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  • Pro-Failure Approach to Task Completion

    Fear of Failure is one of the most gripping anxieties reported by people throughout all demographics. It can contribute to a constant INNER-CRITIC. It can lead to perfectionism and the need to have everything look or be PERFECT. It can STOP people before they even start. WHY the fear of failure…? Some (especially behaviorists) would…

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  • Introduction to Tandem Play for Skill Building and Self-Regulation

    Tandem Play is a skill building strategy that incorporates teaching concepts like modeling and scaffolding to teach children social skills through play. It is a wonderful way to work with children on self-regulation, sharing, following directions, and modeling how to treat others. Tandem Play is not just playing with the child, it is an intentional…

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  • Autism: Labeling VS Understanding

    Vlog, October 6, 2024 This is a vlog I posted to TikTok a few days ago, stitching a post clip from an interview on Soul Boom podcast with Rick Glassman in which he was sharing about being diagnosed in adulthood with autism. This vlog discusses some of the things that delay a diagnosis and something…

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  • Motivation VS Momentum

    Vlog, October 6, 2024 This is a vlog I posted to TikTok a few days ago. I discuss a language change from “motivation” to “momentum.” I hope you enjoy. Please subscribe for future notifications.

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  • It Begins with Dignity

    This is a blog I wrote a few years ago. Dignity is a foundational requirement in mental health services. Its important that mental health (and really all) professionals value the dignity of the people who seek our support. I hope you enjoy. Please subscribe for future notifications. ________________________________________________________________________ Dignity by definition generally means “the state or…

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  • Happy Chemical Makers (TM)

    Happy Chemical Makers (TM) is a mood building exercise that I have used with clients over the years and finally put together in a visual format. Each exercise practices specific strategies that are helpful in mood building through self-awareness and sensory based techniques. They include: — CHECK IN WITH MY BODY This is a practice…

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  • Seeking Therapy: Addressing Anxieties Related to Seeking Therapy

    This is an update of an earlier blog I wrote during the pandemic in 2020. During the pandemic I wrote the original blog “Seeking Therapy” to provide resources for people struggling through the health crisis. Since that time, I have talked to many people with similar questions that I covered in that blog. This revision…

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