by C P Whitaker | Sep 6, 2022 | Health, Hormones, Humor, Menopause
“Hi, I’m Kim. What brings you in today?” “Make it stop. I don’t care what it takes. If it hurts. What it costs. Just make it stop.” “I’m sorry. I’m not quite following…”. “I pluck and I pluck and I pluck, pluck, pluck, pluck!” I realized I sounded like the Grinch –...
by C P Whitaker | Aug 30, 2022 | Coping Skills, Health, Menopause, Self Awareness
By now you have likely noticed that none of the coping skills blogs specifically mention menopause. If this causes you to tilt your head to the side like Nipper, the old RCA dog, allow me to explain. The most valuable and effective coping skills are those that can be...
by C P Whitaker | Aug 23, 2022 | Coping Skills, Life Lessons, Self Awareness
One of the all-time favorite handouts of my professional career is Portia Nelson’s “Autobiography in Five Short Chapters”. It goes hand in hand with the previous survival skills entry “Possum Philosophy”. Human beings are notorious for repetitive thinking and...
by C P Whitaker | Aug 16, 2022 | Coping Skills, Self Awareness
When most people think of developing skills in order to have happier, healthier lives we think in terms of ‘coping skills’ – something to actively ‘do’ to deal with a particular issue. It’s a slay-the-dragon mentality. Slay it, put it behind us, battle the next one....
by C P Whitaker | Aug 9, 2022 | Coping Skills, Self Awareness
My father was a mechanical engineer. He taught me at a very young age that it doesn’t matter how well-equipped your toolbox is if you don’t have the right tool for the job at hand. As a therapist who helps clients build their coping skills toolbox, I would add that...
