by Courtenay Monfore | Mar 29, 2021 | Blog, Relationships, Therapy
What Are Boundaries? In order to know when to set a boundary, you have to understand what a boundary is. A boundary is a line of respect. It’s a certain limitation that you put on certain behaviors that are unpleasant or unwanted. It’s a way to verbally...
by Courtenay Monfore | Mar 22, 2021 | Anxiety, Blog, Therapy
Perfectionism can create more problems than it solves. Do you have any of these perfectionist traits – overthinking, overworking, criticizing, procrastinating, or being inflexible? If you do (and many of us do!), you know that perfectionism can be more of a hindrance...
by Courtenay Monfore | Mar 12, 2021 | Relationships, Therapy
Common sense suggests that asking the right questions before getting married can make for a better union, but rarely is the other side of the coin examined. That could be because, by the time the prospect of divorce surfaces, spouses may already be in a stressful...
by Courtenay Monfore | Mar 8, 2021 | Relationships, Therapy
Our subconscious programming — developed through our youth and on into adulthood — plays a huge role in how we survive or thrive at work. Here’s how your “attachment style” may affect your office relationships. Your better mind knows exactly how to manage your time...
by Courtenay Monfore | Mar 1, 2021 | Blog, Relationships, Therapy
Have you ever wondered why we get angry? Emotions are, in essence, impulses to act, the instant plans for handling life that evolution has instilled in us. Anger causes blood to flow to our hands, making it easier for us to strike an enemy or hold a weapon. Our heart...
by Courtenay Monfore | Jan 25, 2021 | Blog, Relationships, Therapy
Our relationship with our parents or caregiver creates an “attachment style”—a blueprint for how we handle close relationships later. Understanding how they are formed, and how they manifest in our adult relationships, is vitally important if you want to...
by Courtenay Monfore | Jan 18, 2021 | Anxiety, Therapy
Self-criticism and low self-worth can hold us back. Here’s how to start banishing those negative beliefs. What gives you a sense of self-worth? Data from a well-being survey recently revealed that positive self-views (or feeling good about oneself, a general belief...
by Courtenay Monfore | Jan 11, 2021 | Anxiety, Blog, Relationships, Therapy
What are boundaries? All relationships need boundaries. A boundary is an imaginary line that separates me from you. They separate your physical space, your feelings, needs, and responsibilities from others. Your boundaries also tell other people how they can treat you...
by Courtenay Monfore | Dec 28, 2020 | Anxiety, Blog, Therapy
No matter how much we believe we have our “shit” together, life carries many harsh truths, and no matter how much we may wish to run away from them, it is only through accepting them that we can take full responsibility for our lives. You may be aware of some of these...
by Courtenay Monfore | Dec 14, 2020 | Blog, Therapy, Trauma
Hope is important for resiliency. Here are ways to boost it. I’ve got the perfect four-letter word for the moment: Hope. Yes, it feels increasingly elusive—ten months into a pandemic, during an emotionally exhausting election cycle, as winter bears down. Yet hope is...
