Tag: Calm

• Paint the Elephant: Daring to Enjoy the Holidays

  

  “Paint the elephant.” Allow yourself to make mistakes, to get things wrong, and yet … to have a grand time anyway.

  Laurie Budlong-Morse

  Anxiety, Guest Author, Perception

  Anxious thinking, Attention, Big Magic, Calm, Elizabeth Gilbert, Holidays, Outcome, Perception, Process, Self-help

• The Gift of Anxiety

  

  We usually think about anxiety as a burden. What if we were able to think about it as a gift? What would this shift in thought help make possible for us?

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  Scott Kahler, PhD, LMFT, CPC

  Anxiety, Perspective

  Anxiety, Calm, Christmas, Confidence, Courage, Growth, Healing, Holiday season, Perspective, Thoughts

• Got Angst? Give Thanks!

  

  Struggling with anxiety? Feeling stressed? Think Thanksgiving all year round, and shift your perspective through practicing gratitude.

  Scott Kahler, PhD, LMFT, CPC

  Anxiety, Gratitude, Perspective, Podcast Episode

  Angst, Anxiety, Attention, Calm, Cognitive behavioral approach, Confidence, Gratitude, Perspective, Selective attention and memory, Thanksgiving

• Worries Dancing with the Wind

  

  What if we thought about our worries as parts of us that might want a different role in our lives? They work very hard, and are likely ready for something new.

  Scott Kahler, PhD, LMFT, CPC

  Anxiety, Perspective

  Anxiety, Calm, Confidence, Courage, May Sarton, Parts, Perspective, Well-being, Worries, Worry, Worrying

• What Do You Choose to See?

  

  There is always more than one way to look at things. In your life, who or what are you seeing in ways that aren’t working? What would a different way be?

  Scott Kahler, PhD, LMFT, CPC

  Perception, Perspective, Podcast Episode

  Anger, Anxiety, Barry Neil Kaufman, Behavior, Calm, Confidence, Duck-Rabbit illusion, Interpretations, Perception, Perspective