by Carl Mothes | Oct 11, 2022 | Mens Therapy BLOG
In another blog post I wrote about the need for acceptance to fully understand and express our gratitude. In that post I talked about gratitude with regard to ‘positively-valenced situations in our lives. But what about gratitude over ‘negatively-valenced’ or...
by Carl Mothes | Jan 10, 2022 | Mens Therapy BLOG, Uncategorized
I have a slew of blog posts in various stages of completion and sitting down to determine which post to complete next, I was struck that I have a Regret 1 sitting out there without a Regret 2. So, here we go… Recently I’ve given some thought to regret....
by Carl Mothes | Oct 27, 2021 | Mens Therapy BLOG
Very often we think about and hear things aimed at helping us get past a sticking point, move forward, alleviate some frustration, anger, sadness, etc. The answers we get often seem obvious: if you are doubting yourself, stop; if you are nervous about approaching...
by Carl Mothes | Dec 3, 2020 | Mens Therapy BLOG
Absurdity is a concept in which I’d like to dive deeper. We’re going to use the previous post about if/then self narratives to wade further. So here’s the clunky link to introduce absurdity as a concept: Take the thought of just needing to do X in order to do Y. We...
by Carl Mothes | Sep 22, 2020 | Mens Therapy BLOG
“Once I get those new shoes then I’ll be all set to head to the gym and start working out.” “Once I get back from vacation, then I have this whole new diet plan I’ll start.” “Once I get through this project at work, then I’ll dial back...