https://www.practiceofthepractice.com/how-to-know-when-to-discuss-sex-with-clients/
Read my latest blog post for the Practice of the Practice website on Preventing Retraumatization!
https://www.practiceofthepractice.com/three-things-you-can-do-to-prevent-retraumatization/
Shocked? It's No Surprise
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Have you ever had something happen to you and said “I can’t believe that just happened!” If you have, then you’ve experienced the feeling of shock. It can be a negative or a positive feeling, but it can keep you from getting over events unless you’ve dealt with it in a constructive way.
Three Reasons Why Serial Monogamy Could Be Bad For You
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Are you someone who goes from relationship to relationship without any significant breaks in between? Do you feel a sense of desperation after breaking up with someone to find another partner? If you answered yes to either one or both of these questions, you may be someone who practices serial monogamy. And if you do, it can have some serious implications for your mental health and well-being.
Read moreSee my latest article for the Texas Tribune on red flag gun laws
https://www.tribtalk.org/2018/09/11/why-we-need-red-flag-gun-laws-in-texas/
The 5 T's of Trauma
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Are you someone who wonders how bad things have gotten in your life? You know some really bad things have happened to you, but don’t know if others have suffered as much as you? All the same, you may wonder what to do about the trauma you have experienced in your life. If these questions sound like they apply to you, then you need to know about the 5 T’s of Trauma.
Read more5 Things You Can Do For Coping With Grief
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Have you suffered from a major loss in recent past? Maybe it wasn’t so recent, but maybe you’ve just put off dealing with it for a while and been unsure what you could do about it? If so, I have some suggestions that will help you get through it.
Read moreThe Pleasure Principle
Have you ever wondered why people who talk about sexual health never seem to address the issue of pleasure. They may talk about meaning and purpose, and maybe even fulfillment; but little attention is given to sex feeling good. This is because they leave out the sexual health principle of mutual pleasure.
Read moreCheck out my latest blog for the Practice of the Practice website!
There's Nothing Complicated About Grief
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You may have heard the term complicated grief and wondered if this applies to you or any loss you’ve experienced. If you’ve spent years grieving the loss of someone or something and still feel you ‘haven’t gotten over it,’ you could be experiencing complicated grief. That doesn’t mean it has to be a complicated process, however.
Read moreSee my Letter to the Editor in the Austin American Statesman!
Protection from an STI is Just the Start
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Have you ever gotten an STI (Sexually Transmitted Infection) or had to deal with an unplanned pregnancy? If so, you might have been unaware of the key sexual health principle of protection from STI’s.
See my post on Self-Care for Clinicians on Practice of the Practice website!
Don't Be Your Own Voodoo Doll: Fight Self-Loathing
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Do you find yourself getting into spells of self-loathing emotional pain that make you want to hurt yourself or think about it all the time? If so, you could be at risk suicide and have untreated depression or bipolar disorder. If that’s the case, I have some suggestions that I hope you will take to heart.
Read moreTrauma First Aid...and Then Some
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Have you recently experienced a traumatic event and wondered ‘What the heck am I supposed to do about this?’ You’ve probably been so shocked or stunned that you have trouble even thinking at all. A recent experience of mine has prompted me to come up with some steps anybody can hopefully take to minimize the emotional fallout of the event and help you to regain functional status.
Read moreAddiction and Trauma: Dealing with the Two-Headed Monster
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Are you someone who suffered trauma in your early years and wound up developing an addiction afterwards? If this is what’s happened to you, you’ve found one way of coping with your problems; but have wound up with another problem of equal or greater size in doing so. It’s alot like dealing with a two-headed monster. If one of them doesn’t get you, the other will.
4 Things You Can Do To Deal With Trauma
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Trauma is something that happens to people that comes to totally dominate people’s lives because of events that are so jarring that they tend to create a railroad effect for other negative things that happen in someone’s life. There are 4 things you can do if you’ve been affected by these events to lessen or neutralize the effects of trauma:
Read moreWhat's Non-Exploitation Got to Do With It?
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Ever hear that old Tina Turner song “What’s Love Got to Do With It?” and think about some previous relationship? There’s a similar phrase that can be set to the same music that I used as the title to this week’s post. As far as relationships are concerned non-exploitation has everything to do with relationships that have anything to do with sexual health. If you’ve ever struggled with an abusive relationship you were in, you’ve also struggled with the sexual health principle of non-exploitation.
Read moreFour Things You Can Do To Deal With Anxiety
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Are you someone who seems to find something to be anxious about, especially when others seem to be full of fear? If that’s the case, you probably need to have some sure-fire strategies or coping skills to help deal with it.
Read moreYour Grief and 3 Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri
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Are you someone who gets angry very easily...perhaps too easily? Do you fly off the handle at things that don’t seem to be that important. If so, you could just be a hothead, or you could be struggling with grief and loss. The movie 3 Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri was a really good example of how people experience anger in reaction to grief and loss...and nothing else.
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