Teen Perspectives
If you’ve followed any of my content before, you know the EASA (my name) Lens of Self Esteem. This is where you define your worth if you don’t believe that you have inherent worth that stems from the inside—just from…
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I Felt Less Than
Shhh…can you keep a secret? I spent my whole life feeling Less Than others. Less Than everyone around me. I just didn’t know it until I began to work with the model that I am here to teach people now. Healthy…
Eventually, We Get Tapped Out
“You can only care about other people’s stuff so much.” A client said this in session and I wrote it down. I just found it to be such a powerful statement. This, my friends, is a great pro-boundary statement. For…
Imposter Syndrome? Or Low Self Esteem?
Imposter Syndrome? Or low Self-Esteem? They are so similar and often confused. Kind of like how all rectangles are squares and not all squares are rectangles. Imposter syndrome is always low Self-Esteem. Low Self-Esteem is not always Imposter Syndrome. Here’s…
Benches
I’m a big fan of Dr. Becky’s “Good Inside” podcast, and I love a concept she talks about. I’m going to share a mental image with you: Picture a huge, beautiful garden filled with benches. Each bench represents a different…
Generational Legacy
Generational Legacy. That term is becoming more common-place today, thanks to Encanto and Twitter. It simply means negative behavioral patterns get passed to the next generation because we aren’t even aware that we’re doing it. I’m a therapist. I know…
Implicit vs Explicit Messages and Memories
Your brain has implicit and explicit memories. Explicit memories are factual events or information from your past. When you think about these, you actually know you’re remembering something: Your last birthday. Getting your last job offer. The movie you watched…
Are you JUDGING yourself?
Fun fact: I sell Beautycounter. I’m not very good at it, but I enjoy the social aspect of it, and that’s why I do it. Recently, I went to a meet-and-greet here in Boston featuring Gregg Renfrew, Founder and CEO…
Give your “yes” freely, or don’t give it at all.
What do I mean by: “Give your ‘yes’ freely or don’t give it at all”? I’m referring to when you say “yes” to something when you really want to say “no”. And when you say “yes” because you want other…
Why Bother Learning This New Skill?
I went skiing this weekend. I’m not exaggerating when I tell you the last time I skied was 30 years ago. My church youth group went on a ski trip. I don’t remember having lessons—although I look back now and…