by Tania Henderson | Aug 31, 2022 | Communication, Disappointment, Relationship, Self-care, Self-esteem, Uncategorized
Thank you for joining me on this ten-month dive into the pervasive tendency to avoid disappointing others. The journey has been illuminating for me, allowing a window into some of the complex ways we maneuver through relationships. I can honestly say that I have so...
by Tania Henderson | Jul 26, 2021 | Depression, Forgiveness, Self-esteem, Trauma, Uncategorized
“It’s my fault.” Someone feels bad about what happened, most often involving someone they love. It is the mantra of guilt, the emotion that means a wrongdoing has occurred based on a social code. The code may be explicitly stated, such as...
by Tania Henderson | Jun 21, 2021 | Relationship, Self-care, Self-esteem, Uncategorized
“Every time you’re given a choice between disappointing someone else and disappointing yourself, your duty is to disappoint that someone else. Your job throughout your entire life, is to disappoint as many people as it takes to avoid disappointing yourself.”...
by Tania Henderson | Mar 21, 2020 | Abuse, Anxiety, PTSD, Self-esteem, Therapy, Trauma, Uncategorized
The COVID-19 pandemic has created a ripple effect that is unprecedented in our time. There are so many ways people are being impacted, making it difficult to find solid ground to stand on. So how do we face this in a meaningful way? How might...
by Tania Henderson | Feb 7, 2019 | Anxiety, Self-care, Self-esteem, Uncategorized
I will never forget an afternoon I called my mother when I was in graduate school. Through tears and hiccups, I told her that I did not know if I could handle the pressures I was under. I was in my third semester of school with a two month old baby and...
by Tania Henderson | Jun 15, 2018 | Anxiety, Depression, Happiness, Self-esteem, Uncategorized
The New York Times recently posted a fascinating article on how our evolution predisposes us to emphasize negative experiences more than the positives. https://nytimes.com/2018/05/22/smarter-living/why-you-should-stop-being-so-hard-on-yourself.html A few examples are...
