A psychoanalytic investigation is a complex and nuanced journey into one's delicate heart.-Galit Atlas, PhD

One reason people come to therapy is to get to know the truth of who they are. A next step is to live from that truth on a daily basis, not only during extraordinary circumstances.

Below are some questions to ask yourself as you continue on your self-awareness journey.

4 Questions to Ask Yourself As You Begin

Your Self-Awareness Journey

How do I handle strong emotions?

Our body signals similar sensations for both anticipation and anxiety, as well as passion and frustration. However, our mindset plays a crucial role in determining how we respond to these sensations. We have the power to generate momentum for positive change or get caught up in a mental loop. It all depends on how we choose to respond. 

Stress arises from many different kinds of situations, both good and bad life events and transitions trigger stress. We can learn a lot about ourselves from looking more ...

Oh to have a wealth of opportunity! Each day to be invited by the universe to peruse all that is new. To be willing to fearlessly experiment with a new plot for success. To find problem-solving to be a form of play and the greatest challenges as puzzles waiting for us to figure them out. 

"I'd have to change my entire being!" Carl,  a former podiatrist my grandmother likes to chat with, told me over tea on her patio. Au Contraire Dear Carl; this quality allows you to celebrate yourself for being exactly who you are, even when things don't go as planned. Carl next confided in a deeper voice just above a whisper, "I'm probably too old."

Nope. This quality is accessible to all humans of every age. Simply be deliberate in adopting it and this utopia of accessible adventure can be yours, provided you adopt one critical quality.

It is the right mindset, a growth rather than a fixed mindset.

 Mindset deeply impacts our lives.

With a growth mindset you have confidence that your abilities ...