If You Like Mindfulness, You Will LOVE Hypnosis!
This week’s guest post is from Michael Yapko, clinical psychologist, author, and internationally recognized expert who lectures widely on depression, psychotherapy, and clinical hypnosis. He is previewing his upcoming presentation at the Therapists Leadership Virtual Conference. His talk is entitled “If you Like Mindfulness, You Will Love Hypnosis.” Find out more about Dr. Yapko via [...]
Self-Esteem: The Magic X-Factor
High self-esteem is a critical factor that can positively affect many areas of your life. On the other hand, if you have low self-esteem, it will act as a constant challenge . . . a hurdle you have to jump over each time you want to try something new, a constant force dragging you down. [...]
And One More Thing Before I Go to Sleep
So, I admit I’ve been feeling a little overwhelmed the last couple of weeks…hence the silence here at the blogstead. I was dealing with some writing deadlines, school events, spring break activities; the usual married with children sorta stuff. But in the midst of everything, I realized that I had missed a couple of important [...]
Working Hard vs. Achieving
Have you ever heard one of the variations on the speech about how it doesn’t matter what you do in life, as long as you do the best you can? My mother’s version was that “it doesn’t matter if you’re a street sweeper; you just go out there and be the best street sweeper there [...]




