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Status Anxiety

Status Anxiety is the fear of what other people think of us. Everyone has it, but what can be done about it?

The Teen Brain and Status Anxiety

The way teens see the world is due to a changing brain. A hallmark of the teen years is to start caring more about what your peers think. I talk about what is going on and some helpful tips to help people who work with teens.

Perfectionism- the path to the dark side

Perfectionism is one of the most common problems my students deal with. Find out why perfectionism takes away your happiness and your performance.

Perfectly Imperfect

You can improve your happiness and performance by overcoming perfectionism. Learn how to use your perfectionism to overcome your perfectionism. (that's a lot of perfectionism in one sentence)

Perfectionism and Control in Encanto

One of the root problems of the Madrigal family is a compulsion or need to be perfect driven by their fear of losing the miracle. Learn how this what actually is causing the miracle to falter. 

Fail Like Spiderman

I love having heroes that are good at failure. It helps me overcome my fear of not being perfect

Healthy Boundaries Part 1- The Battle Within

Being able to create healthy boundaries means fighting a few inner battles first

Enforcing Boundaries Part 2- The Battle Without

There are different levels of enforcing boundaries this talks about five different ways

The Abuse Cycle

Many people stay in Abusive Relationships because of the trap of the abuse cycle which I describe here

What does gaslight mean anyway?

The term gaslight has become one of the more overused and misused terms in psychology. This is what it really means and where the term comes from.

Kung Fu Panda- Inner Peace and Relationships

Kung Fu Panda teaches many lessons on how getting inner peace helps us to not be controlling in our relationships

Puss In Boots- Narcissism Vs. Self Confidence

Narcissism is not an abundance of self confidence but is rooted in a deep fear that they might not be good enough

What is Autistic Masking and What are the Costs?

Our understanding of Autism has grown a lot in the last few years. There are a lot more people who fall under the umbrella of autism but who have been missed because they have learned how to camouflage or "mask" some of its traits. 

In this video I share some of my own personal experiences in masking my own autism (even from myself)