Blog Articles
Additional resources written by our PCS therapists.
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Dare to Be Average
Aaron Rodgers, the revered Green Bay Packers’ quarterback once commented “I’ve been to the bottom and been to the top, and peace will come from somewhere else”. Many people measure their sense of brilliance in terms of outward results and how they measure up to others. As a result, it… -
Aiding the Therapeutic Process – Finding Center #1
Eli Bedrosian shares three key insights that can help aid the therapeutic process. -
Who Is The Alpha Dog Of Your Life?
People who struggle with attachment issues, addiction, trauma and mood disorders may have a difficult time with a true sense of self. This may be due to growing up in a family of origin where, for various reasons, there wasn’t room to explore identity, process feelings and thoughts or share… -
Hunting Shame When in Isolation
I remember as boy of 5 or 6, the attic in my house was a mystery. We would only climb the stairs occasionally to find old boxes and keep sakes that had been left to gather dust. There were treasures to be found. It was a place of adventure —… -
This is Grief
The global pandemic has created a new reality for loss and grief. From physical distancing, to working from home, job loss, school closure, and canceling of major life events we have all entered into a world of collective ambiguous loss and grief. We are all grieving the safety and security… -
How to Practice My Best When Stuck in Feeling Down on Myself
Nobody ever beats themselves up to a better place. Then why do I keep doing it? When I was a young 7th grader in junior high, I played basketball for the junior high team. I was good enough to be one of the starting five. However, every time I made… -
Safe Places
I remember when I was a kid there was a pond that a couple of us guys would ride our bikes to. It was called Old Man Hendricks pond. He was a retired farmer who had this private pond that he wouldn’t let anybody into. It had a row of… -
COVID Constraints Requires Community Ventilators
There is a race to find enough ventilators in major metropolitan areas across America. While a ventilator does not cure COVID-19, it is a fairly fancy piece of technological equipment which is designed to breathe for somebody who is unable to breathe effectively on their own. Getting enough oxygen into… -
Negotiating Your Way Through the Covid Funk
“Loneliness is and always has been the central and inevitable experience of every man.” — Thomas Wolfe I am sad today. John Prine, the raspy-voiced country-folk singer whose creative lyrics to songs made him a favorite of Bob Dylan, Kris Kristofferson and others, died Tuesday at Vanderbilt University Medical Center… -
Can’t slow down? Try going faster.
I often move fast because I have things to do, places to be, dreams to achieve. As I move faster, at a certain point my effectiveness reduces. The quality of my efforts go down. I need to slow down to be more grounded, settled, and to make better decisions. So… -
Efficiency and Connection
I was visiting a nursery with my family, exploring what plants we might like in our yard. I am not exaggerating when I write that we looked at over 100 plants. I made sure that fact was known as I let out a frustrated sigh when my family members stopped… -
The Overlooked Danger of COVID-19 for Addicts
Today, our country is facing an unprecedented fear of pandemic proportion with COVID-19. This is not the first pandemic outbreak in my life time that has impacted the U.S. During the 1980’s the world was in panic about the spread of HIV-AIDS virus and in other parts of the world… -
Spread Quality Time This Virus Season
“There’s a lot of fear out there right now. If this virus spreads anything, I hope it’s love and compassion, and not the actual virus! With a lot of closings, cancellations, and people staying home, it’s an opportunity to connect and embrace love and belonging. Stay well.” — My hopeful… -
Endless Possibilities When You Follow Your Heart
Sometimes we spend far too much time analyzing every aspect of our lives. Since the day we are born milestones for our lives are predetermined. Take your first steps by age one, tell stories by age four, think about the future by age 13, have a degree by age 22,… -
No Magic Bullet
“There’s no magic bullet; there’s no pill that you take that makes everything great and makes you happy all the time. I’m letting go of those expectations, and that’s opening me up to moments of transcendent bliss. But I still feel the stress over ‘Am I thin enough? Am I… -
Brain Health
For many years, research has shown that the practice of pro-active self-care will lead to better physical and emotional health. We have more control over our health outcomes than many realize. The mind and body are closely linked. Therefore, we can exert control in various areas to improve our health… -
“Are you going to make me bark?” In other words… is Clinical Hypnosis dangerous?
Hypnosis got the reputation of brainwashing and mind control. Sometimes it is associated with sin. Historically speaking, in the 1780’s thousands of people went to see Anton Mesmer, who was later labeled by the establishment as a fraud and a charlatan. Mesmer left us with: The concept of mesmerizing (derived… -
A Stroke in Time
During a summer trip to the mountains I found myself contemplating the river I sat next to. The constant movement and flow over and around rocks and boulders as it winded down the valley. The sound the water generated as it traveled was both soothing and enveloping. A few days… -
Damn I wish I had more energy (put the triple latte down) food, mood and energy
“Man, I sure wish I had more energy. I had to skip breakfast and lunch because I’ve been so busy. I better get a 5-Hour Energy drink. Maybe a triple-mocha with extra chocolate or whipped cream? Yeah, that will get me through this meeting. If it goes well, I will… -
Embrace the B.S.- Gift Yourself with a Lasting Change
… If the cynical in you rolls eyes and the desperate in you gets mad because you’re eager for change or even try – I’d like to explain: IT’S ALL B.S. Are you confused? It might be because of your automatic interpretation of what B.S. is. In this case: B.S….
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