by Johanna Courtleigh | Feb 4, 2010 | Uncategorized
Life is stressful, and sometimes we need to take a break to re-group and self-soothe so we don’t become harmful to ourselves or others. A “time-out” is a guaranteed method for stopping the cycle of addictive, self-destructive behavior toward oneself, or...
by Johanna Courtleigh | Feb 4, 2010 | Uncategorized
Diets don’t work. It would be great if they did. If diets worked, almost everyone with a ‘weight problem’ would have handled it by now. Because dieting is easy. Just change what you eat for a while, and presto!, the weight melts off and the body you’ve been dreaming...
by Johanna Courtleigh | Jan 27, 2010 | Uncategorized
Life is challenging. We all know that. What we don’t often know is how to manage our reactions to everyday stressors. And, in general, it is those reactions that tend to make things feel bigger and harder, or smaller and more manageable. Here are a few suggestions...
by Johanna Courtleigh | Jan 26, 2010 | Uncategorized
I go to the dentist today. For him to look at my rickety jaw. The jaw that clicks and moans, and that long ago popped itself out of its bony cradle, and now rubs itself the wrong way, making crooked again teeth that were once tamed into straight, proper rows by...
by Johanna Courtleigh | Jan 26, 2010 | Uncategorized
Perception is a quirky thing. Because, sometimes, lurking in the not-too-hidden recesses of our minds, is a part of us that wants to keep us in pain, shame, hopelessness. And it often it does this by lying to us. Even in the face of evidence to the contrary. And we...