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    Seven Ways To Overcome Low Motivation

    January 20, 2023

    There can often be a big gap between having good intentions and taking the associated steps to transform these intentions into action. We can get tripped up by not feeling like making a healthy breakfast (rather than eating fast food), going to the gym (rather than sleeping in), nor searching for a job (rather than […]

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    Seven Ways To Overcome Low Motivation

    January 20, 2023

    There can often be a big gap between having good intentions and taking the associated steps to transform these intentions into action. We can get tripped up by not feeling like making a healthy breakfast (rather than eating fast food), going to the gym (rather than sleeping in), nor searching for a job (rather than […]

    Filed Under: Anxiety, Courage, Depression, General, Goal Setting, Mental Health, Personal Growth Tagged With: anxiety, change, depression, habit, HALT, motivation, values

    Stop Waiting Until You “Figure It Out”

    March 11, 2019

    Granted – it can feel reassuring to try and determine a reason why we or other people behave in certain ways. However, just having insight and knowing (or thinking that we know) the reason underlying people’s motivations does not always lead to taking effective action regarding the situation. While, to quote Socrates, “The unexamined life […]

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    Stop Waiting Until You “Figure It Out”

    March 11, 2019

    Granted – it can feel reassuring to try and determine a reason why we or other people behave in certain ways. However, just having insight and knowing (or thinking that we know) the reason underlying people’s motivations does not always lead to taking effective action regarding the situation. While, to quote Socrates, “The unexamined life […]

    Filed Under: Anxiety, Courage, Emotion Regulation, General, Mental Health, Personal Growth Tagged With: action, change, courage, fear

    Why We Fear Change (and How To Get Over It)

    July 3, 2018

    It’s the beginning of July, and you may be wondering where all of those New Year’s resolutions went. You thought that you really meant it when you vowed to never again eat an entire chocolate cake at one sitting, drunk-dial your ex at 2 a.m., or fall behind on your credit card payments. Yet here […]

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    Why We Fear Change (and How To Get Over It)

    July 3, 2018

    It’s the beginning of July, and you may be wondering where all of those New Year’s resolutions went. You thought that you really meant it when you vowed to never again eat an entire chocolate cake at one sitting, drunk-dial your ex at 2 a.m., or fall behind on your credit card payments. Yet here […]

    Filed Under: Addiction, Emotion Regulation, General, Goal Setting, Personal Growth Tagged With: change, problems

    Seven Crucial Tactics For Effective Change

    February 19, 2018

    Maybe you’ve been thinking about moving on from your current job. Or going back to school. Or getting up an hour earlier, so you can actually eat a real breakfast and enjoy your coffee before the kids are up. And maybe you’ve been contemplating these changes for a month, or a year, and yet you […]

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    Seven Crucial Tactics For Effective Change

    February 19, 2018

    Maybe you’ve been thinking about moving on from your current job. Or going back to school. Or getting up an hour earlier, so you can actually eat a real breakfast and enjoy your coffee before the kids are up. And maybe you’ve been contemplating these changes for a month, or a year, and yet you […]

    Filed Under: Anxiety, Courage, General, Goal Setting, Personal Growth Tagged With: change

    Six Ways To Make Therapy More Effective

    December 21, 2017

    Entering into psychotherapy can be the beginning of an impactful journey into a more fulfilling life. Yet often people complicate this process and sabotage their progress through misconceptions about what therapy entails. Accepting the following truths can help maximize your chances of making your therapy experience more effective. Accept that growth and change can feel […]

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    Six Ways To Make Therapy More Effective

    December 21, 2017

    Entering into psychotherapy can be the beginning of an impactful journey into a more fulfilling life. Yet often people complicate this process and sabotage their progress through misconceptions about what therapy entails. Accepting the following truths can help maximize your chances of making your therapy experience more effective. Accept that growth and change can feel […]

    Filed Under: Acceptance, General, Mental Health Tagged With: change, psychotherapy, wise mind

    Rachel Fintzy Woods, MA, LMFT

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