Every summer seems to teach me something different. This year, the lesson has been about rest, recovery, and the incredible impact they have on our nervous systems. The title of this month's blog might surprise people who know me. Unlike many high achievers, I have never really bought into the idea that rest is lazy. [...]
Tag: Practice Self-Compassion
On Being Self-Compassionate
“If my friend was struggling with the same thing I am, would I speak to them the way I just spoke to myself?” This is a question that I encourage clients to ask themselves when I hear them being overly self-critical. It serves as an introduction to the importance of exercising self-compassion when improving our [...]
Cultivating Positive Mental Focus – Part 4
By Bruce Craig, MA, Resident in Counseling in Northern Virginia In everything and everyone we encounter in life there will be aspects we appreciate and aspects we maybe don’t prefer. As we discussed in earlier articles of this series our minds naturally focus on the negative first because this was necessary in some ways for [...]