Jessica Hamilton LCSW

9 Self-Care Strategies to Reduce Stress By Wendy Salazar, MFT

"When you blame others, you give up your power to change. Take responsibility for your future." - Chris Voss

http://psychcentral.com/blog/archives/2015/06/14/why-seeing-a-therapist-makes-you-strong-not-weak/

Why Seeing a Therapist Makes You Strong, Not Weak When a potential client calls psychologist Shoshana Bennett, Ph.D, the first thing she does is congratulate them. “I say, ‘good for you. You did something great for yourself and those around you.'” That’s because seeking professional...

10 Suggestions For Getting Along Better With People:

1. Guard your tongue. Say less than you think.

2. Make promises sparingly. Keep them faithfully.

3. Never let an opportunity pass to say a kind word.

4. Be interested in others, their pursuits, work, and families.

5. Be cheerful. Don't dwell on minor aches and small disappointments.

6. Keep an open mind. Discuss but don't argue. Disagree without being disagreeable.

7. Discourage gossip. It is destructive.

8. Be careful of other's feelings.

9. Pay no attention to ill-natured remarks about you. Live so that nobody will believe them.

10. Don't be anxious about getting credit. Just do your best and be patient.

http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/understanding-wisdom-in-anger-0305126

Understanding the Wisdom in Your Anger In its most basic form, anger calls us to action, but anger also quietly calls us to stand up for our self-worth and recognize our rights, needs, and wants.

“Not everything that is faced can be changed, but nothing can be changed until it is faced.” - James Baldwin

How to be good at dealing with stress What does it mean to be “good” at stress? Does it mean that you don’t get stressed out? Not exactly.