Emotional Intelligence for Critical Thinkers
In the March 5th, 2017 episode of The Overwhelmed Brain, I tackled the ultimate challenge: The General Feeling of Unwell Being. Like a cloud of misery that follows you throughout life.
What inspired that episode was a letter I received from a woman who wrote to me that said she went to her workplace counselor who told her: “You have too many problems, we can’t help you.”
WOW!
I often work with clients who’ve been to couple’s therapy but are still stuck where they are in the relationship. In fact, most of the time one partner is “fine” while the other is not. I’ve often found that the one who is not fine is also the one who is trying harder to save the relationship.
Sometimes I am puzzled when I see that the “fine” partner doesn’t see anything wrong, and points the finger at the other person.
“She’s the one with the problem!” or
“He’s the one that gets upset!“
If comments like that have ever come out of your partner’s mouth during a therapy session, then you are most likely in a troubling situation.
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When change happens, do you grow with it or suffer and hope it goes away? Growing through change helps you move out of stagnation and stop repeating old behaviors.
In this episode of TOB, I talk about adapting to change. I also bring up the subject of death and acceptance, and how accepting that death is a part of life and letting the emotions come up, whatever they are, will help start the healing process. [Read more…]