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    Meditation

    Meditation

    September 27, 2021

      Are your thoughts controlling you? Let’s get to a state where you can control your thoughts. There are a lot of good meditation apps like Insight Timer, Headspace and Calm that I find to be very useful. I think all of those are excellent. Most are guided meditations, some mindfulness and positive affirmations.  I […]

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    Meditation

    September 27, 2021
    Meditation

      Are your thoughts controlling you? Let’s get to a state where you can control your thoughts. There are a lot of good meditation apps like Insight Timer, Headspace and Calm that I find to be very useful. I think all of those are excellent. Most are guided meditations, some mindfulness and positive affirmations.  I […]

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    Comparisons

    July 9, 2019

    The problem with a comparison is that it implies that your own worth is questionable or negotiable. When we do this, we are continuing to test our own value, constantly measuring ourselves against others.

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    Comparisons

    July 9, 2019

    The problem with a comparison is that it implies that your own worth is questionable or negotiable. When we do this, we are continuing to test our own value, constantly measuring ourselves against others.

    Filed Under: Uncategorized Tagged With: comparing, Comparisons, self compare

    Mental Filters

    May 2, 2019

      Thinking errors are plentiful in the human condition and they lead us into patterns of behavior that cause us emotional pain and in some cases can be quite debilitating. As shown previously in this blog Mental Filters can skew reality. They are like a pair of sunglasses that one wears that colors the whole […]

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    Mental Filters

    May 2, 2019

      Thinking errors are plentiful in the human condition and they lead us into patterns of behavior that cause us emotional pain and in some cases can be quite debilitating. As shown previously in this blog Mental Filters can skew reality. They are like a pair of sunglasses that one wears that colors the whole […]

    Filed Under: Uncategorized Tagged With: biases, entertainment industry, mental filters, prejudices, self talk, Thinking errors

    Overgeneralizing

    January 24, 2019

      Over Generalizing   In my time as a therapist in Burbank and Rosemead California I have often run up against the Cognitive Behavioral Thinking error of Over Generalizing. Symptoms of over generalizing The basic concept to grasp with over generalizing is that we are making sweeping statements and conclusions about people places and things, […]

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    Overgeneralizing

    January 24, 2019

      Over Generalizing   In my time as a therapist in Burbank and Rosemead California I have often run up against the Cognitive Behavioral Thinking error of Over Generalizing. Symptoms of over generalizing The basic concept to grasp with over generalizing is that we are making sweeping statements and conclusions about people places and things, […]

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    Mindreading

    December 16, 2018

    Mind reading is something that many of us do quite consistently. Like the other thinking errors it has become something of a survival skill. As a therapist in Burbank, Beverly Hills and Rosemead I have seen this many times in clients and patients. If you are in a rough neighborhood or a delicate situation, mindreading […]

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    Mindreading

    December 16, 2018

    Mind reading is something that many of us do quite consistently. Like the other thinking errors it has become something of a survival skill. As a therapist in Burbank, Beverly Hills and Rosemead I have seen this many times in clients and patients. If you are in a rough neighborhood or a delicate situation, mindreading […]

    Filed Under: Entertainment Industry, Life Coaching, Psychotherapy Tagged With: Mindreading, Thinking errors

    Thought stopping techniques

    October 21, 2018

    Thought stopping techniques As alluded to in a previous blog post negative thinking can really get in the way of us and our ability to function: They really can make you feel anxious or depressed. As a therapist in Burbank and Rosemead California I have frequently come up against the question of how do you […]

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    Thought stopping techniques

    October 21, 2018

    Thought stopping techniques As alluded to in a previous blog post negative thinking can really get in the way of us and our ability to function: They really can make you feel anxious or depressed. As a therapist in Burbank and Rosemead California I have frequently come up against the question of how do you […]

    Filed Under: Psychotherapy Tagged With: Thought stopping techniques

    What IS the Inner Child?

    September 16, 2018

      What IS the inner child?     To be absolutely honest, before I became a therapist, every time I heard the term inner child, I thought it was a bunch of psychobabble BS. However, since working in the field, and seeing literally hundreds of patients in a psychiatric hospital in Rosemead and private therapy […]

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    What IS the Inner Child?

    September 16, 2018

      What IS the inner child?     To be absolutely honest, before I became a therapist, every time I heard the term inner child, I thought it was a bunch of psychobabble BS. However, since working in the field, and seeing literally hundreds of patients in a psychiatric hospital in Rosemead and private therapy […]

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    Challenging Negative Thinking

    September 9, 2018

    Challenging Negative Thinking Here is a worksheet that I put together that has great usefulness in actually challenging negative thinking, core beliefs and schemas.   List the unhelpful thought. It could be a core belief or just a negative automatic thought.   List the evidence that contradicts the thought     Identify thinking errors; Are […]

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    Challenging Negative Thinking

    September 9, 2018

    Challenging Negative Thinking Here is a worksheet that I put together that has great usefulness in actually challenging negative thinking, core beliefs and schemas.   List the unhelpful thought. It could be a core belief or just a negative automatic thought.   List the evidence that contradicts the thought     Identify thinking errors; Are […]

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    Depression in the Entertainment Industry

    The Stress of Working in the Entertainment Industry Part III

    August 7, 2018

    Avoiding Depression   How can we de-stress from a chaotic life in the entertainment industry, one with long hours, deadlines and uncertainty and ultimately avoid depression or a meltdown? First thing to note is that drugs and alcohol are not the answer to the stress part of the equation. The gears of our lives may be […]

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    The Stress of Working in the Entertainment Industry Part III

    August 7, 2018
    Depression in the Entertainment Industry

    Avoiding Depression   How can we de-stress from a chaotic life in the entertainment industry, one with long hours, deadlines and uncertainty and ultimately avoid depression or a meltdown? First thing to note is that drugs and alcohol are not the answer to the stress part of the equation. The gears of our lives may be […]

    Filed Under: Entertainment Industry Tagged With: depression, entertainment industry, self care

    Anxiety of working in the entertainment industry

    The Stress of Working in the Entertainment Industry Part 2

    July 14, 2018

    Methods for Dealing with Anxiety When we are dealing with deadlines and the anxiety it incurs, there are at least a couple of ways to help with that. How to Deal with Anxiety: The Top Down Approach. As alluded to in  Part 1 of The Stress of Working in the Entertainment Industry, Dr. Bessel Van Der […]

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    The Stress of Working in the Entertainment Industry Part 2

    July 14, 2018
    Anxiety of working in the entertainment industry

    Methods for Dealing with Anxiety When we are dealing with deadlines and the anxiety it incurs, there are at least a couple of ways to help with that. How to Deal with Anxiety: The Top Down Approach. As alluded to in  Part 1 of The Stress of Working in the Entertainment Industry, Dr. Bessel Van Der […]

    Filed Under: Entertainment Industry, Life Coaching, Psychotherapy Tagged With: Anxiety, entertainment industry, Mindfulness-based stress reduction, Relaxation technique

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