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Month: October 2017

October 27, 2017 Human Emotional System Post a Comment

Why Your Sadness is All Good

Sadness, Tears, Dealing with Feelings, Manhattan Beach Counseling

I know, being sad is a bummer. Most people don’t want to sign up for experiencing sadness.  It’s not exactly pleasant. However, sadness is actually an important part of the human experience. Just like it is important that our cells die off and replace themselves.  If they did not, we would not grow taller...

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October 13, 2017 Human Emotional System 4 Comments

This is What Happens When Anger Shows Up

Anger, Human Emotional System, Dealing with Anger

The human emotional system is built as a messaging system. Each emotion has a general message it wants to convey.  Once that message is delivered, the emotion or the wave of that emotion can subside. Sometimes it takes a little time for the emotion to process through the body, sometimes it is relieved right...

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October 6, 2017 About Therapy, Human Emotional System, Mindfulness 2 Comments

The Single Most Important Factor that Determines Whether You Can Get Through an Issue

willlingness, key to problem solving, key to personal growth, counseling, mindfulness

Willingness. It is the one thing that determines how successful my clients are in therapy, and ultimately, in their life. Why?  Because it is a state of openness. Ultimately, if there is a challenge showing up, it is happening because there is an adjustment needed. A lesson wants to be learned.  A shift wants...

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