Self Worth and Shame Most of us embark on the journey of personal growth and empowerment because at some point in our life, the burden of our pain becomes too much to endure. One of the great problems in the world is also one of the most invisible, because – by its very nature – … Continue Reading
Understanding Self-Worth Self-worth is an internal state of being that comes from self-understanding, self-acceptance, self-compassion and self-love. Its a direct measure of how you value and regard yourself despite the opinions of others, and the circumstances you are in. To have a high level of self-worth means feeling worthy and deserving of good things such … Continue Reading
Therapy Rocks’ Business Developer Gregory Colley has been awarded the Best Website Design Award for the month of May 2017. Gregory is very happy that his efforts for the site has received this kind of acknowledgment. He states “It was simply an effort to put Shyla Sreedharan’s vision into a Web Format. She wanted a … Continue Reading
Good Parenting can be a daunting task and the first few years of life is a child’s most critical period of growth and development. We all have a general idea of Narcissism and NPD and and how narcissists can wreck havoc in the lives of those around them. Narcissism can be a genetic trait, but, more … Continue Reading
We all know one, or think we do: the person whose bloated sense of self is disproportionate to his or her actual merits. The term narcissist has been liberally deployed in popular culture, and not only describes a passel of exasperating relatives, annoying friends, and mean bosses and exes, but also presidential nominees, political figures, … Continue Reading
We tend to think of the teenage years as a time of turbulence; a crazy, tumultuous period in human life that is often marked by stormy arguments, sullen silences, hormones run amok and a roller-coaster ride of befuddling emotions that drive the teenage brain to poor decisions and risky behavior. The media depicts the typical teenage … Continue Reading
There is much confusion and misinformation about anger. It’s probably the most feared and least accepted emotion in the spectrum of human emotions. Anger gets a bad rap because it’s often erroneously associated with violence but in reality, anger seems to be followed by aggression only about 10% of the time (Kassinove & Tafrate, 2002). … Continue Reading
So what do you think is more sustainable, self-sacrifice or self-care? Self-sacrifice can be summed up as putting others needs before your own, while self-care is putting your needs first. Don’t get me wrong; self-care is not about ignoring the needs of others. It means taking care of yourself first. Just like on an airplane, … Continue Reading
If you feel praising a child is helping them feel good about themselves, think again. Praise can be the contaminated carrot, with a stick at the other end. “Great job!” “Well done!” “Smart boy!” “Good girl!” Walk into any learning environment with young people and you will invariably hear these glib expressions of praise generously … Continue Reading
The roots of my obsession with gardening and growing can probably be traced back to my early childhood. I had no idea that it would later be labeled as Garden Therapy. I remember at five — flushed with the repeated success of jam jar germination experiments with green beans — how I had tried to … Continue Reading
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