It may be time to take your head out of the sand regarding fear of conflict. How you learned to manage conflict has a lot to do how you were raised in your home. Absent parents, angry parents, poor modeling
Superman had one vulnerability, it was Kryptonite. It caused him to be weak and lose his power. Superman was afraid of just one thing—kryptonite. This small piece of his home world can put him on his knees, heart pounding, weak,
As you can see by this photo, anxiety has many faces and ways it can present itself. Everyone reacts differently to anxiety. Essentially, anxiety is fear, connected to your Amygdala, an organ in your brain designed to protect you from
“Impostor syndrome (also known as impostor phenomenon or fraud syndrome or the impostor experience) is a concept describing individuals who are marked by an inability to internalize their accomplishments and a persistent fear of being exposed as “fraud”. Imposter Syndrome Definition What does it mean to “not internalize” accomplishments? Basically,
How can you proceed in your life IF you are ruled by fear?The simple answer is, you can’t. Fear will make your life small, then make it shrink to isolation. If you find yourself avoiding going out, trying new things,
The photo to the right of this weight lifter at the Rio Olympics dramatically illustrates an important psychological principle. You must find a way to embrace your challenges and fears. Can you see and feel how this athletes loves for
What issues keep coming up in your life that continues to plague you? When you find something or someone continues to appear in your life that causes you distress, anger, or fear, it may be time to look inward on
You have often heard about the left brain and right brain and serving very different functions. This photo and explanation should help clarify the ways these two brain halves operate. The corpus callosum separates the two hemispheres of the brain.
One of my favorite quotes comes from Dune, the book by Frank Herbert. It goes like this. “I must not fear. Fear is the mind-killer. Fear is the little-death that brings total obliteration. I will face my fear. I will permit
Dr. Mike Klaybor brings thirty years of experience in practicing counseling psychology with individuals and couples. His approach is cognitive behavioral therapy or CBT. Specific specialties include; anxiety and stress management, chronic pain & chronic illness management, depression, substance abuse evaluations, employee assistance and executive coaching for workplace performance and leadership.
