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  • Navigating Life’s Wrong Turns

    Navigating Life’s Wrong Turns

    I am directionally challenged. In the past, I got overwhelmed by maps and needed to write out my directions in words, including as many landmarks as possible so it would make sense to me and I wouldn’t end up lost. From my perspective, one of the greatest inventions of all time is navigation systems for…

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  • Two Questions I Ask at the Beginning of a Couples Therapy Session

    Two Questions I Ask at the Beginning of a Couples Therapy Session

    I often start a couple’s therapy session by asking, “What have you done to help your relationship this week?” This is a very powerful question because it changes the couple’s mindset. Instead of pathologizing the problems in their marriage, it turns the focus to what they have done well. It also sets up the image…

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  • Family Hike #89

    Family Hike #89

    My husband and I have always liked the outdoors.  We enjoy hiking and have even spent a week long summer vacation visiting Jackson Hole, Wyoming. Once or twice a year we actually manage to take the kids out with us hiking in our local National Park.  We take the dog, Rosie, with us too, and…

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  • Love in a Time of Corona Virus

    Love in a Time of Corona Virus

    My 30 year old patient just told me he recently asked a woman he met on Hinge “Would you rather go on a first date through: FaceTime, Zoom or scream at each other from 6 feet away in a park?” Being quarantined home alone in his apartment reminded him of his deep desire to develop…

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  • 8 Tips to Safeguard Your Mental Health in the Midst of the COVID-19 Pandemic by Katie Dixon

    8 Tips to Safeguard Your Mental Health in the Midst of the COVID-19 Pandemic by Katie Dixon

    In the wake of the coronavirus pandemic, fear and worry abound. We are confronted with preoccupations about our physical health and safety, financial security, and the uncertainty of the timeline projected for the current quarantine. Additionally, we have been required to make drastic changes to our daily routines, seemingly overnight. Keeping up with news and…

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  • When Your Life Has More Drama Than a Reality TV Show: Time to Unpack the Karpman Triangle

    When Your Life Has More Drama Than a Reality TV Show: Time to Unpack the Karpman Triangle

    As a psychologist specializing in healing from addictions and relationship counseling, I am frequently confronted with difficult situations in relationships. The pain involved in an unhealthy relationship is enormous yet people stay stuck in their discomfort for many years. Why? When confronted with this overwhelmingly difficult question, I like to explain it in more simple…

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