I’ve been working hard to cultivate my “inner laziness.” I know it’s in there. I was intimately familiar with Read More
Being On Time
I have found that one of the many great frustrations of parenting adolescents is inherent in trying to make Read More
Beautiful Views
The university where I work is at the top of a small mountain with spectacular views of the mountains, Read More
Be Specific Part 2: Triggering?
In my last blog, I discussed the value of specifically identifying and describing your emotions. Doing so can help Read More
Be Specific
My wife came to me the other evening and said, “I feel bad. I just feel bad!” I wanted Read More
Back to Basics?
When my wife and I returned to the Metro Vancouver area after having been away for 8 years, one Read More
Back to Basics Continued
“Be Yourself. Life is precious as it is. All the elements for your happiness are already here. There is Read More
Attachment, Wants, and Needs
I was recently discussing the issue of attachment with my DBT group. People think of the word “attachment” in Read More
Apparent Competence
In a couple of previous blogs, I discussed the DBT secondary targets of inhibited grieving and unrelenting crisis. Here, Read More
Aloneness vs. Loneliness
Many of the people we work with have great difficulty with the idea of being alone. I was just Read More