Stress Management, Health Management
- At May 17, 2013
- By Ray of Hope
- In General / Stress
Written by Lane Gormley, EdS, LPC, BCC Too Much Going On Stress occurs when the environment is giving us all we can handle. One more thing is going to be too much. It will be the proverbial straw that broke the camel’s back. In terms of energy, stress happens when we are expending more energy [...]
Read More»The Patterns of Life and the Challenges of Change
- At April 21, 2013
- By Ray of Hope
- In Addictions / CBT/Behavior Therapy / Decision Making / Marriage / Therapy
Written by Lane Gormley, EdS, LPC, BCC, DCC It is often said that change is the most difficult thing that we do. A reason for this could be our uncertainty about what is new – our fear that the new job or person or habit is not going to be as satisfying or as fulfilling [...]
Read More»Wily Coyote and the ACME Corporation: The Dynamics of Anger
- At April 14, 2013
- By Ray of Hope
- In Anger / Coping Skills / General
Written by Lane Gormley, EdS, LPC, BCC, DCC One Kind of Anger Some of us have watched the situation play out in front of our eyes for a lifetime – the continual and unsuccessful attempts of Wily E. Coyote to blow up the Roadrunner. This was one of my favorite cartoons as a child, and [...]
Read More»A Mindful Perspective: Life at the Center of Self
- At April 14, 2013
- By Ray of Hope
- In Addictions / Coping Skills / Decision Making / General / Parenting / Relationships / Stress / Therapy
A Mindful Perspective: Life at the Center of Self Written by Lane Gormley, EdS, LPC, NCC, BCC I talk a lot with my Clients about centering, the act of living in the center of oneself. It is so very difficult not to be pulled off balance by thoughts and emotions. Unless we are mindful, unless [...]
Read More»Dieting for Health
- At March 4, 2013
- By Ray of Hope
- In Depression / Eating Dsorders / General / Mood / Stress / Therapy
Written by Lane Gormley, EdS, LPC, NCC Diet is a prevalent concern for most North Americans. If you watch television, you will see just how prevalent it is, and you may even see why. Two-thirds of us are obese. Forty-one percent of us get cancer. Over eight percent of us are diabetic. Five to eight [...]
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