by Tania Henderson | May 20, 2012 | Abuse, Anxiety, Body Image, Depression, Eating, PTSD, Relationship, Self-care, Self-esteem, Trauma, Uncategorized
While facilitating a group for sexual abuse survivors, I learned to issue a warning every time a new member joined the fold. For some reason, there was a strong tendency to rate trauma, using measures like the degree of the assault and the number of times the abuse...
by Tania Henderson | Apr 6, 2012 | Abuse, Anxiety, Depression, Self-care, Self-esteem, Trauma, Uncategorized
When you are in the midst of something painful, it is hard to believe that anything else positive exists. The struggle seems to impact everything- energy, attitudes, opportunities, and even hope. Like spoiling food in the fridge, we can’t sense the vitality-...
by Tania Henderson | Feb 13, 2012 | Abuse, Depression, Forgiveness, Happiness, PTSD, Self-care, Self-esteem, Trauma, Uncategorized
When we are struggling it’s not uncommon to feel frustrated that things seem out of our control and uncomfortable. It feels personal- things are happening to me, as if on purpose, rather than a part of life’s up and downs. We don’t like feeling impotent; we want to...
by Tania Henderson | Jan 30, 2012 | Anxiety, Happiness, Self-care, Self-esteem, Uncategorized
We seem to be obsessed with happiness. I’m not talking about that profound state of contentment that years of meditating in a cave might provide. I’m talking about a strongly held belief that life should be comfortable and enjoyable. When someone with depression...
by Tania Henderson | Jun 15, 2011 | Anxiety, Depression, Forgiveness, Happiness, Self-care, Self-esteem, Uncategorized
Conan O’Brien recently gave a commencement speech at Dartmouth College that had a lot of wise counsel amidst the laughs. He shared recent difficulties of failing to meet his dream of hosting the Tonight Show and how that path changed him. He stated,...
by Tania Henderson | Feb 1, 2011 | Happiness, Self-care, Self-esteem, Uncategorized
With February being the month of love, it seemed fitting to look into what such an experience is all about. The Romantic tradition claimed that being “in love” was a disease. If I put on my “clinical” hat, they aren’t that far off. Looking just at the symptoms and...
