By Emily Gibson, MS, LPCC “No.” The shortest complete sentence in the English language. One that doesn’t have to be justified, explained, or expanded upon. Yet we struggle with simply saying it when it would definitely be in our best interests...
By Emily Gibson, MS, LPCC This blog post was going to be about how I went from being my dentist’s worst nightmare to one of his best patients by finally finding a way to make a daily flossing habit stick (hint – I used the Tiny Habits method discussed on one of this...
By Emily Gibson, MS, LPCC Could it possibly be that I may have cracked the code for happiness? That I might have figured out how to have more happiness in my life, and how you can too? Happiness is a great feeling, one that we are often in pursuit of. “I’ll just be...
By Emily Gibson, MS, LPCC What does it really mean to be self-aware, and why should I work on having more self- awareness? First of all, I’d like to take this opportunity to tell you that there are no “shoulds” here. When we use the word “should,” there...
by Emily Gibson, MS, LPCC The Anchored Therapist Contrary to popular belief, our emotions don’t live in the brain – they live in the body, in our nervous systems. When we’re under stress, our systems get activated in an attempt to manage the threat and...
