by Carl Mothes | Oct 13, 2026 | Mens Therapy BLOG
It’s a constant refrain in current society that we spend way too much time being distracted, by new shiny things, by irritations stemming from disruptiveness to our plans, and by our sizing-up comparisons to others. I’m not blaming phones and social media for all...
by Carl Mothes | Aug 20, 2026 | Mens Therapy BLOG, Uncategorized
I’m all for having systems in place to avoid situational decision-making. This can be quite a helpful method for adopting wanted behaviors. Do you want to eat healthier? Envision yourself as someone who eats healthy—adopt that as a system so when you’re standing in...
by Carl Mothes | Jun 4, 2026 | Mens Therapy BLOG, Uncategorized
I’m not the first to question this basic American postulate. And I’m also not the first to share the impact of perceptual shifts gained from travel abroad. For context, my wife and I just returned from our first trip to Europe: Portugal. So while it’s clichéd and...
by Carl Mothes | Mar 27, 2026 | Mens Therapy BLOG, Uncategorized
I’m going to put on my old man hat for a minute (I actually own several). And I’m going to be curmudgeonly verbose, in line with the title of this blog. In quite a few of my client conversations, the discussion often turns to problems with the world at large. I mean,...
by Carl Mothes | Mar 20, 2026 | Mens Therapy BLOG, Uncategorized
One more on the current train of emotion. She said, “I hate that this always…”
He hears, “100% of the time?” and thinks, “That can’t even be true, and let me generate counter-examples to falsify this claim.” BUT what she means is, “I’m frustrated in having to deal...
