Taking Responsibility for Emotions

Taking Responsibility for Emotions

Our emotions are our responsibility. As neuroscience continues to explore the human experience of consciousness – findings often lead to more questions than answers. However, one theme that has repeatedly emerged is that we have way more control over our own...
Choosing Love THROUGH Fear

Choosing Love THROUGH Fear

Where would you be this time next year, if you were on the other side of fear? Love. Fear. Two of the most powerful emotions that we will experience as part of our human existence. Love and Fear – so intricately related – for often what we fear most is...
Signs of a Healthy Ego

Signs of a Healthy Ego

What Does a Healthy Ego Look Like? You may have read my previous post about the importance of developing a healthy ego, and thought “that all makes sense, but how do I know if I have a healthy ego?” So let’s take a look at five signs of a healthy...
Is Ego the Enemy?

Is Ego the Enemy?

These days ego seems to get a bad rep, but is it realy all bad? What is ego anyway? And why is it important? Ego is our sense of self, it is how we understand ourselves, it is the identity that we create over the course of our lifetime. A healthy ego is incredibly...
Signature Strengths

Signature Strengths

Feeling Depressed? Looking for a Way to Increase your Energy and Zest for Life? Identifying Your Character Strengths may Help, suggests Asheville Psychologist Deborah Barnett, Ph.D. The Values-in-Action (VIA) is a classification system and measurement of strengths...