Letting Go of Fear
Kate Motaung2025-10-31T23:44:50-07:00References Daring Greatly: How the Courage to Be Vulnerable Transforms the Way We Live, Love, Parent, and Lead by Brené Brown, LMSW During a pivotal scene in “Leap Year” a [...]
Ways Forgiveness Deepens Relationships
Andrew Engstrom, Kate Motaung2024-12-30T04:27:56-08:00Article 2-B of a Forgiveness Section of the Positive Psychology Series In my previous article, I continued the discussion on forgiveness by looking at the concept’s blessed partner, namely, [...]
Communication Skills Relationships Thrive On: The Power of an Apology
Andrew Engstrom, Kate Motaung2024-12-30T04:28:20-08:00Article 2-A of a Forgiveness Section of the Positive Psychology Series In my previous article, I introduced the concept of forgiveness as a central tenet in the growing field [...]
Seven Signs You Are in an Abusive Relationship
Kate Motaung2025-10-31T23:45:05-07:00References The Betrayal Bond: Breaking Free of Exploitive Relationships by Patrick Carnes, Ph.D If you place a frog in a pot of room temperature water, and gradually increase the [...]
Treating Trauma – 2 Effective Therapies
Kate Motaung2024-11-27T04:40:27-08:00What is trauma? Traumas are experiences that cause us to develop false beliefs about ourselves or about the world we live in. Most of us have experienced some form [...]
What Vulnerability Is Not
Kate Motaung2025-10-31T23:45:19-07:00References Daring Greatly: How the Courage to Be Vulnerable Transforms the Way We Live, Love, Parent, and Lead by Brené Brown, LMSW Vulnerability has gotten a bad rap. Many [...]
5 Suggestions for Coping with Depression
Kate Motaung2024-11-27T04:40:43-08:00When we think of cartoons, we usually think of happy and funny characters doing dumb things. But, shockingly, not all cartoon characters are happy. Charlie Brown, of Peanuts fame, [...]
What to Expect During a Chemical Dependency Evaluation
Kate Motaung2024-11-30T03:58:47-08:00Chemical Dependency Evaluation sounds like an ominous phrase. Knowing that it is a very formal and specific process can create anxiety, which can prevent people from seeking help. In [...]
5 Steps to Understanding and Improving Social Anxiety Symptoms
Kate Motaung2024-11-27T04:40:57-08:00To escape fear, you have to go through it, not around it. -- Richie Norton We all feel anxious. It is a given that from time to time we [...]
The Power of Forgiveness
Andrew Engstrom, Kate Motaung2024-12-30T04:31:30-08:00First Article Forgiveness Positive Psychology Series Forgiveness is generally regarded as a virtue, and most people consider it a command. But we rarely consider forgiveness as an act of [...]