Welcome to the latest edition of The Reset Room, where you will receive tips, strategies and insights about all things mental health with a focus on ways to do a reset on some of the things in your life that may be leading to distress. The RESET Room – Edition #41 Just Say “Thank You.” Last week’s newsletter was about building self-confidence by doing the things you tell yourself you’re going to do instead of just saying, “I was gonna…” I received several thoughtful replies, but one in...
1 day ago • 3 min read
Welcome to the latest edition of The Reset Room, where you will receive tips, strategies and insights about all things mental health with a focus on ways to do a reset on some of the things in your life that may be leading to distress. The RESET Room #40 “I Was Gonna…“ When my youngest son was still living at home, he developed a habit that kept me mindful of keeping my word. Every once in a while, I’d catch myself saying… “I was gonna do that.” Maybe it was picking up something from the...
8 days ago • 3 min read
Welcome to the latest edition of The Reset Room, where you will receive tips, strategies and insights about all things mental health with a focus on ways to do a reset on some of the things in your life that may be leading to distress. The RESET Room – Episode 39 What If Failure Isn’t the Enemy? Happy Monday, friends! 👋 First… thank you. Last week’s newsletter on overthinking generated more responses than any I’ve ever had. ❤️ It reminded me why I love writing these each week. So many of you...
15 days ago • 3 min read
Welcome back to....The Reset Room Last week, I challenged you to identify one thing that had been weighing on you and ask yourself a simple question: "Is this inside my Circle of Control?" I also set a personal challenge for myself on a stressful thing that was in my control—to work shorter time on Sunday afternoons and I'm happy to report... I made it! 🎉 I actually was finished about 3:15 (3:30 goal). More importantly, many of you replied with your own goals and the things you were working...
29 days ago • 3 min read
Welcome to The Reset Room – Episode 36 Happy Monday, friends! ❤️ I hope each of you had a wonderful Fourth of July weekend and found a little time to relax, spend time with family, or simply slow down for a bit. 🇺🇸 Last week we talked about the Miracle Question... "If you woke up tomorrow and everything in your life was just a little closer to the way you wanted it to be... what would be different?" The responses I received were incredible. Thank you to everyone who replied. It reminded me...
about 1 month ago • 3 min read
Welcome to the latest edition of The Reset Room, where you will receive tips, strategies and insights about all things mental health with a focus on ways to do a reset on some of the things in your life that may be leading to distress. 🧠 Today's Topic: What Your Dreams and Wants Reveal About Your Automatic Negative Thoughts (ANTs) The last few weeks we have been analyzing our Automatic Negaive Thoughts (our ANTs) and how they may be holding us back. This week, something happened in my therapy...
about 1 month ago • 4 min read
👋 Welcome back to The Reset Room, where you will receive tips, strategies and insights about all things mental health with a focus on ways to do a reset on some of the things in your life that may be leading to distress. Last week we talked about ANTs (Automatic Negative Thoughts) with a focus on Black-and-White Thinking—the tendency to see things as all good or all bad, success or failure, right or wrong. This week, let's look at another common ANT or thinking trap that often travels...
about 2 months ago • 3 min read
Welcome to the 33rd edition of The Reset Room, where you will receive tips, strategies and insights about all things mental health with a focus on ways to do a reset on some of the things in your life that may be leading to distress. 🏀 When One Moment Becomes the Whole Story Last week, we talked about Automatic Negative Thoughts (ANTs) and how our brains can jump to conclusions based on assumptions, past experiences, or old wounds. This week, I'd like to introduce another common thinking...
about 2 months ago • 2 min read
Welcome to the 32nd edition of The Reset Room, where you will receive tips, strategies and insights about all things mental health with a focus on ways to do a reset on some of the things in your life that may be leading to distress. 🙌🏻Last week, I shared a personal story about a moment when I found myself feeling frustrated about something my husband did. Almost instantly, my brain supplied a meaning: "You didn't notice how efficient I was." "You didn't notice all the things I accomplished."...
2 months ago • 2 min read