by Courtenay Monfore | Jan 28, 2019 | Anxiety, Blog, Therapy
Do you ever find yourself having that feeling of dread and distress? Fear is a big factor that can hold us back from having a sense of empowerment and being our best selves. Whether it’s embarking on a career that we didn’t start out in when we were...
by Courtenay Monfore | Jan 21, 2019 | Anxiety, Blog
We all have that little voice in the back of our mind that says don’t go to that party tonight, don’t walk down that side street, think before investing that money and don’t trust person. We often talk about a “gut feeling” when we meet someone for the first time....
by Courtenay Monfore | Jan 14, 2019 | Anxiety, Blog
“Who you are is what you settle for, you know,” Janis Joplin famously said. If you suspect that you settle for less than your due, here are five signs that you may need to work on your self-esteem and assertiveness.Our stress and anxiety can increase when we are...
by Courtenay Monfore | Jan 13, 2019 | Anxiety, Blog, Relationships, Therapy, Trauma
When we grow up in emotionally chaotic households, we face challenges in establishing healthy adult relationships. When chaos is the norm, we get accustomed to living with what feels bad and scary. We learn to silence our experience because it feels too dangerous to...
by Courtenay Monfore | Jan 7, 2019 | Blog, Therapy
Many of us spend a lot of time paying attention to how we look on the outside. Do we have the most updated gadget? Do we have the right hair or makeup look? Are we up to date with the lastes shoe style? But we often fail to look “under the hood” and really...
by Courtenay Monfore | Jan 1, 2019 | Blog, Brainspotting, Therapy
Does it seem as though the same things keep happening? Destructive patterns such as dating the same kind of person, leaving friendships or jobs for the same reasons or having the same conflicts and internal struggles? Maybe you feel overwhelmed very easily. Early on...
