tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24913359465588661912012-02-16T10:01:15.245-08:00Information from A Place to Talk Counseling and Mediation ServicesRuth Parvin, J.D., Ph.D.noreply@blogger.comBlogger21100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2491335946558866191.post-88942539364229380982011-10-30T21:44:00.000-07:002011-10-30T21:44:31.268-07:00

For some reason, most human brains retain negative memories far better than positive ones.  Especially when we are not feeling good about ourselves, our lives, our love relationships, we often forget to notice what is going well.  In fact, we need an assignment to look for small good things in life.  This is not about "positive thinking" but rather about being present, aware, and mindful of what

Ruth Parvin, J.D., Ph.D.noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2491335946558866191.post-28871277042161069382011-04-12T21:25:00.000-07:002011-04-12T21:25:10.365-07:00

I remember one late winter day in Lincoln, Nebraska.  There was a blue sky, a cold wind, and bits of snow drifts that had not yet melted.  I was walking towards a classroom and my friend Lee was leaving the building.  She asked how I was doing. "Fine," I said. "Well, I'm feeling depressed but everything is going well in my life so objectively I guess I am doing fine."  This was the first time I

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