Individual Counseling Insights From Westlake Village-Based Patricia McTague-Loft The subject of finding meaning in your life is perhaps one of life’s most serious questions. In one respect, religion is a response to this search for meaning. Philosophy is virtually...
Is It Time To Reinvent Yourself?
Individual Counseling Insights From Westlake Village-Based Patricia McTague-Loft There are all kinds of articles, videos and podcasts at the start of the year with advice on making resolutions. You can find valuable information on everything from choosing the right...
Tips For A Successful Dry January
Individual Counseling Insights From Westlake Village-Based Patricia McTague-Loft Of all the New Year’s resolutions that people make, giving up alcohol for a month is surely toward the top of the list. After all, the memory of a bit of over-enthusiastic holiday revelry...
The Wonder of Thanksgiving
Individual Counseling Insights From Westlake Village-Based Patricia McTague-Loft Happy Thanksgiving! Many people say this is their favorite holiday, remarking how low stress it is. Of course, most of these people aren’t the primary cooks! Kidding aside, the whole...
Five Books That May Change Your Life
Individual Counseling Insights From Westlake Village-Based Patricia McTague-Loft Whether you’re a busy professional or an overworked mom, you would probably love to have enough free time to relax with a good book. Reading a great novel or a captivating mystery is a...
The Role Of Hate In Our Tumultuous World
Individual Counseling Insights From Westlake Village-Based Patricia McTague-Loft The news about the horrible atrocities that the terrorist group Hamas committed against Jews in Southern Israel has left much of the world stunned. How could people commit such horrific...
Seven Tips For Creating A Positive Work Environment
Individual Counseling Insights From Westlake Village-Based Patricia McTague-Loft Anyone who has been in the workforce long has seen enormous changes in acceptable behavior. Giving all co-workers respect is the bare minimum for working together, even if it wasn’t...
Disagreement Can Be Healthy — Really
Individual Counseling Insights From Westlake Village-Based Patricia McTague-Loft In this age of social media, it might seem that every disagreement involves virtual shouting with every comment in ALL CAPS THAT JUST SCREAM LISTEN TO ME!! Back in the real world, there...
The Long-Term Effects of Sexual Harassment
Individual Counseling Insights From Westlake Village-Based Patricia McTague-Loft Sexual harassment and outright sexual assault is still at crisis levels in America. Recent research indicates that more than one-third of adult women in the U.S. have been sexually...
I’m Crying About This — Again?
Individual Counseling Insights From Westlake Village-Based Patricia McTague-Loft We all cry for lots of different reasons. If you count “crying” as simply tears welling out of your eyes and streaming down your cheeks, then something as simple as dicing an onion can...