Mindset Blog

Teaching Children to Do Hard Things

June 16, 2014

[View original article published in Psych Central here] A child and his grandfather are at the playground. There is a high teepee set up with ropes and it looks challenging for the 3-year-old boy. His…

Happier Life

June 05, 2014

Amy Cuddy: Your body language shapes who you are

April 23, 2014

A TED talk about “Faking it until you become it!” Amy Cuddy talks about the research that has been done regarding non-verbal cues and interactions we have with others. She also talks about how our…

Six Ways to Help Your Perfectionist Child Find Balance

April 01, 2014

[View original article published in Psych Central here] Four-year -old Max would crumple his paper when his drawing wasn’t perfect. He would start over, and often grow angry and eventually give up. His parents noticed…

How to make your parenting vision a reality

January 26, 2014

[Published by MomClick Utah and The Daily Herald here.] “A company without a vision cannot succeed. And a vision without a plan is the recipe for failure.” — Kevin Harrington, ABC’s “Shark Tank” judge Our…

Passionate parenting begins with a vision

January 16, 2014

[Published by MomClick Utah and The Daily Herald here.] Imagine for a moment that when you were recently taking down your Christmas tree, you found one last present. It was hidden behind the tree. Your…

How to help your anxious child be more assertive

November 30, 2013

[Published by MomClick Utah and The Daily Herald here] The other day, I heard a grandfather talk about a phone call he received from his daughter. She told him how his elementary school grandson had…

Anxiety: Why Humans Experience Anxiety

November 15, 2013

Below is a funny little video I found about Mindfulness. When I show it to my clients, they just smile because they know the “science guy” is talking about them. Some of us think and…

Be yourself!

November 04, 2013

I love this quote. I found it recently by reading Brené Brown’s “The Gift of Imperfection.” She quotes E.E. Cummings and she talks about the need to be authentic and how we need to embrace…

OCD & Perfectionism

October 18, 2013

[View original article published in Psych Central here] Patty was feeling frustrated and depressed. No matter what she tried, she felt she was stuck. As a young child, she remembers she would come unglued if…

If you have a mental illness, don’t be embarrassed!

October 11, 2013

October 10th was designated as Mental Health Day. Every day is a mental health day for me when I see my clients try to make their life better despite their suffering. If you suffer with…

How to Make Stress Your Friend

September 23, 2013

I r ecently discovered a talk given by Kelly McGonigal, a health psychologist. Her topic was stress. I felt validated as I have been telling my clients who experience stress to make it their friend.…