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Oct 268 min read

Wearing Men's Boxers + My Worry Brain

I wear men’s boxers as pjs. When I got married, I confiscated Dan’s boxers. I’ve never been the cute matching pajama set kinda girl....

Sep 10, 20232 min read

The Need-To-Know-Syndrome

Do you need to know, right NOW? I call this the Need-To-Know-Syndrome. When a solution to a problem is not obvious or knowing the answer...

Aug 14, 20232 min read

Do You Have an Egyptian Mindset?

God answered your prayer: You got that promotion, new opportunity, new home, new business endeavor, new baby, or new relationship… But...

Aug 29, 20227 min read

My Migraine Miracle: The Defense of Projectizing, Part 5

Thus far in this series about projectizing , a deeper form of perfectionism, showing up in a tendency to anxiously fix ourselves, we...

Aug 10, 20225 min read

Do you want to be fixed or be free? The Defense of Projectizing, Part 4

Thus far in this series about projectizing, a deeper form of perfectionism, showing up in a tendency to anxiously fix ourselves, we...

Aug 4, 20224 min read

Are You a Chronic Overthinker? The Defense of Projectizing, Part 3

Thus far in this series about projectizing, a deeper form of perfectionism, showing up in a tendency to anxiously fix ourselves, we...

Jul 9, 20226 min read

A Single Woman’s Story of Shame: The Defense of Projectizing, Part 2

Last week we discussed a common defense mechanism, projectizing, a deeper form of perfectionism, by making ourselves a project to be...

Jul 5, 20225 min read

Are You Trying to Fix Yourself? The Defense of Projectizing, Part 1

Fix Me! Fix Me! Many of my clients seek counseling after having been in therapy for years and suffering without any significant symptom...