Last week, we explored why New Year’s resolutions so often fail – not because people lack discipline, but because they try to force change instead of creating the conditions that allow it. This week, the natural question becomes: if trying
Every January, many of us decide it is finally time to change, and our intentions are good. The calendar turns, and with it comes a familiar internal desire to do better—be healthier, calmer, kinder, more disciplined, more present. The problem
Many of the parents I coach arrive at my office frustrated and exhausted, carrying a hefty list of past efforts that “should have worked.” They’ve invested in counseling-sometimes for years-with the hope that a trained professional could talk their child
I hear it all the time from my clients — and it usually comes with a sheepish grin.
“Dr. Cale, I know I said I was going to start meditating… but then my dog looked at me funny, and somehow
I just got off the phone with someone asking about what we do in our Clinic, and described intense struggles with ADHD, and it’s impact on work, home and relationships. Nothing has worked for her yet. She said all the
As we launch into a new year, most of us pause to some degree and take stock of where we find ourselves in life. Doing so, we often then turn our attention toward growth and change, and this leads to
In last week’s article, we discussed how traumatic moments often affect the brain/body in ways that become strongly patterned. Two critical conclusions were noted: First, the immediate response to trauma includes overwhelming fear, and how we respond is not consciously
Often, when things begin to unravel in our lives, our tendency is to worry and fret. If we do that long enough, this process turns into depressive thoughts and life gets even heavier. Our strategies tend to be ruminative and