
Intrusive Thoughts: The Little Bit Of Crazy In Us All
I’ve been doing an experiment lately. I’ve been writing down all of the unwanted intrusive thoughts that I notice I’m having. I’m doing this because

I’ve been doing an experiment lately. I’ve been writing down all of the unwanted intrusive thoughts that I notice I’m having. I’m doing this because

How often do we ruin a perfectly good week because our minds are in the next one? I’ve caught myself several times lately in a

I heard an intriguing Ted Talk recently by Kelly McGonigle entitled, “Making Stress Your Friend”. McGonigle is a psychologist who spent the better part of

The conversations begin around November 20th. “I’m bracing myself for the holidays.” “That will have to wait until after the holidays”, “I dread the busyness”,

Does God Need Us To Worry? I spoke at a conference this weekend. The college students in attendance were Christians and seekers dealing with all

A handful of my therapist colleagues have this bumper sticker on their cars: “Thought Happens” I Love this. In the spirit of the phrase “S*^@

While this week’s big east coast storm dumped snow in many places, here in Baltimore, we were prepared for upwards of 8 inches of snow

Courageous Anxiety Anxiety can play a bit of a game with us. One of anxiety’s main tactics is to take us out of our present

No joke. This really happened. On a flight over the holidays, I sat next to a woman with panic disorder and a flight phobia who

I have seen a lot of anxiety in my office lately. It seems that the holiday season really revs up anxiety for many. All of

I’ve been following Alysa Liu since her inspired gold medal

I know it’s strange, but I like going to the

Merry Christmas Eve EVE to all of you! The day

The enemy of fulfillment is…. Instant gratification… that comes to us primarily through…. I hate to say it, but it’s true…. don’t write me off

Me modeling my “lake hair” with my kids teasing me behind the camera After returning from my vacation in Idaho, I had a thought that

The text came from an old, dear friend out of the blue: “My daughter and I are going to Hawaii in 3 weeks, want to

It’s been a good parenting week. I got to share a meal in a restaurant with my son before seeing him perform in a jazz

Here’s my idea: Resolve to do Something Fulfilling Every Day I have given this assignment to so many of my clients who are really suffering

Well, you did it. Christmas happened; the gifts, the food, the guests, the cheer. Now for that wonderful and sometimes difficult let-down. This year, how

In just 7 weeks my book will start getting into the hands of actual human people. People are going to read it. People with opinions

This is a picture of my step-father, Howard, just 3 weeks shy of his 80th birthday, waterskiing. Seeing him ski made us all whoop, cheer,

I dearly hope that, at the end of the day, my book has essential integrity with the way I actually live. But man, there is

There’s a left-handed toilet in my new office. Never used one? This is what I experience; I’m sitting there—you know, on the toilet, reaching back

I’ve been following Alysa Liu since her inspired gold medal

I know it’s strange, but I like going to the

Merry Christmas Eve EVE to all of you! The day