Why I Don’t Care What You Think About Me

For as long as I can remember, my goal seemed to be pleasing everyone else. Whether it was my parents, siblings, friends, teachers, significant others or bosses, I felt an unexplainable need to satisfy them by doing everything that they wanted me to do, in the way that they wanted me to do it and [...]

How Did Your Past Affect You

I was recently watching an episode of the TV show, “Couples Therapy” and couldn’t help but be drawn in by some of the questions that therapist Dr. Jenn Berman was asking of the participants. The discussions centered on issues that had occurred in the past, particularly when the guests were young, that have affected their [...]

I Almost Stopped Believing

I have always thought of myself as being the eternal optimist.  No matter what came my way, I was always able to remind myself that whatever happens, it is always for the best.  I would see things that I perceived as negatives occurring around me only to realize later that they were necessary in order [...]

What Do You Think of Yourself?

I suppose that I have been watching way too much “reality” television but the one thing that I find myself doing is trying to figure out what would motivate a person to put themselves in a position to make a fool of himself or herself.  I realize that for many, it is a matter of [...]