The Impolite Psychologist

My personal grief and psychologist's point of view on healthy grief.

Giving ourselves permission to break the arbitrary rules we create for ourselves.

The decisions we make when we haven't healed and what healing looks like.

The fears that successful people have about therapy.

How to approach situations with love rather than fear.

All the different ways our boundaries are crossed and what to do.

Things that people avoid mentioning in therapy

How we create arbitrary timelines for ourselves.

When things don't turn out the way we want.

All the ways we can relapse on unhealthy behaviors and how to prevent it.

How sports parallel our lives

When we should and shouldn't force ourselves to do things.

Defining "The Ick" psychologically

Ways we are stubborn and not moving forward

Assessing whether our actions match our priorities in life.

Finding balance and freedom in personal responsibility.

How to watch out for bad therapy experiences and what good therapy feels like.

Ways we become disconnected from the people and situations around us and what to do about it.

Thinking about our lives and the lives of others as who deserves what.

Seeing what's right in front of us by trusting our gut.

How to recognize a Narcissist

The place where our old mindset no longer works but we haven't figured out the new one yet.

How we change over time internally.

Rules created that we live by

When we are unable to express ourselves the way we want to.

The ways we can change inside.

All the things in our lives that require regular attention to keep running smoothly.

All the ways we try to fix other people.

Decision points in life that change things.

Learning to listen to the thoughts and feelings deep inside.

Noting the important moments in life.

How we decide whether situations/relationships are worth it.

Ways we are uncomfortable with letting life unfold naturally.

How we can have compassion for those who are different.

As we suffer through difficult endings, there is hope in something new awaiting us.

When we don't feel like a main character in our own life.

When other people are impatient for us to "move on" emotionally.

Our perception of age throughout our life and circumstances.

The voices in our heads that tell us how things are.

Ways we consciously and unconsciously avoid issues.

The good and bad of social media and figuring out what teens actually need.

Shifting our mindset

The way we create prisons for ourselves in our own minds.

How we hear but don't always listen.

Recognizing which needs we should address first.

Knowing when it is time to say goodbye

How abuse and trauma gets passed down through the generations and where the cycle can end.

Things we think we need to say or do to change our destiny.

Things that stand in the way of us moving forward.

Finding teachers in adult life