Tool #5: The Kleenex Wad of Resilience

Resiliance is not just taking the blow, but healing from it. And getting stronger because of it. Any athlete whose mom has shoved a wad of kleenex up her nose to stop a nose bleed in the middle of the game, knows this. The message: Avoid harm but keep a Kleenex ready, just-in-case.

The Tools in the Good Life Tool Box: An Introduction

The Tools in the Good Life Tool Box: An Introduction

Nine out of ten times, when I ask couples why they are coming to therapy, they say something like, “We want to learn better communication tools”. And nine out of ten times when I ask people who are feeling depressed why they are coming to therapy, they say...