Individual Counseling Insights brought to you by California Psychotherapeutic Resources, Inc. “Ambition” is such a wonderfully complex concept. It begins with something like desire. You imagine or see something you’d like to be, at the same time developing a...
Why People Ruminate — And How To Stop
Individual Counseling Insights brought to you by California Psychotherapeutic Resources, Inc. For years people have quoted Yogi Berra’s famous and hilarious remark: It’s déjà vu all over again. What’s not so funny, though, is when a single thought, or string of...
How To Cope With A Toxic Parent
Family Counseling Insights brought to you by California Psychotherapeutic Resources, Inc. At some point in young adulthood, some people have a revelation: one or both of their parents are toxic. More precisely, they discover their relationship with their parent is...
Soulmates… and Other Myths
Marriage Counseling Insights brought to you by California Psychotherapeutic Resources, Inc. You’ve more than likely heard the term “soulmate.” You may even firmly believe that there is an “other” out there who is your soulmate. But do you know how long the term, and...
Essential Reading For Success
Individual Counseling Insights brought to you by California Psychotherapeutic Resources, Inc. Some books stand the test of time. Take the bestseller Think and Grow Rich, by Napoleon Hill. He spent 20 years researching 40 millionaires, trying to find commonalities that...
Easter Hallelujah
Family Counseling Insights brought to you by California Psychotherapeutic Resources, Inc. In this interlude between Good Friday and Easter, I invite you enjoy a beautiful rendition of an Easter Hallelujah by Cassandra Star and her sister Callahan. Happy Easter to...
The Perfect Is The Enemy Of The Good
Individual Counseling Insights brought to you by California Psychotherapeutic Resources, Inc. Striving to do the best you can at every job you undertake seems like a good thing, at least on the surface. After all, the old aphorism seems to be true: Any job worth...
Two Essential Qualities of Enterprising People
Individual Counseling Insights brought to you by California Psychotherapeutic Resources, Inc. Motivational speakers come from a variety of backgrounds and offer a variety of visions. None, though, is more renowned than Jim Rohn, who began working as a stock clerk...
How To Banish Mindsets That Increase Anxiety
Individual Counseling Insights brought to you by California Psychotherapeutic Resources, Inc. A quick look at the headlines in the news can be a little shocking these days. Inflation. War. The never-ending pandemic. A sane person might be tempted to say — if...
Practicing The Fine Art Of Listening
Individual Counseling Insights brought to you by California Psychotherapeutic Resources, Inc. From the time we learn to talk, many people find the opposite ability hard to do: listen. It soon becomes apparent, though, that listening is crucial to our development. In...