This Time It Will Be Different, Right?
The day I reached 200 pounds was one of the happiest days of my life. The day I reached 300 pounds was one of the saddest days of my life. Growing up, I was thin--and I mean thin . I was always tall, but for...
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Positivity Over Pain
After participating in numerous 5K runs, I set my eyes on the Pittsburgh Great Race to be my first attempt at a 10K. The race was September 27, so I began my training in mid-August. Approximately three times a week, I would walk a few...
What Makes Counseling Work?
The single biggest guarantee of counseling success? Client commitment to the therapeutic process. If you have a mediocre counselor--but a heroic commitment to counseling--you can still achieve heroic growth. However, if you have a heroic counselor--but a mediocre commitment to the therapeutic process--your progress will...