
Self-Saboteur
- November 27, 2019
- Dr. Bruce Kehr
- Marriage CounselingPsychotherapyRelationshipsSelf-Saboteur
Part Four: Avoid Your Family Over the Holiday Season. Here’s How.
Can you avoid seeing your family for the holidays? Maybe not. But if they cause emotional pain, don’t be afraid to take steps to minimize the interaction with them.
Holiday Blues: 7 Steps to Lift Your Mood
- November 20, 2018
- Dr. Bruce Kehr
- AnxietyDepressionPsychotherapyRelationships
It may be a time when stress and anxiety run higher than usual. This time of year can exacerbate preexisting financial strains, family conflicts and shame.

How do I Recover from Trauma and Humiliation? (Part 1)*
- January 29, 2018
- Dr. Bruce Kehr
- Post-TraumaPsychotherapy
Humiliation is a “public emotion” in that it involves a belief that others will view us as diminished, and will likely mock us.

How do I Recover from Trauma and Humiliation? (Part 2)*
- January 29, 2018
- Dr. Bruce Kehr
- Post-TraumaPsychotherapy
In last week’s Tip you learned about the lasting emotional consequences of humiliating experiences. Today I will share with you a...

How do I Recover from Trauma and Humiliation? (Part 3)*
- January 29, 2018
- Dr. Bruce Kehr
- Post-TraumaPsychotherapy
This is the third of three installments on the lasting emotional consequences of Humiliation, including a summary of the lessons to...

Self-Saboteur
- January 1, 2018
- Dr. Bruce Kehr
- NarcissismPsychotherapyRelationshipsSelf-Saboteur
Conclusion: Own Your Life by Owning Up to Yourself
Unfortunately, our compulsion to repeat self-sabotaging behaviors can be so subtle, pervasive, and quietly destructive that many of us spend our whole lives enacting toxic tropes without ever becoming fully conscious of them.
Self-Saboteur
- December 18, 2017
- Dr. Bruce Kehr
- For ParentsPsychotherapyRelationshipsSelf-Saboteur
Part Six: Yes, You ARE Entitled … to your Own Unhappiness
The simple definition of “entitlement” is the belief that you have the right to something—or that you are inherently deserving of special privilege.
Self-Saboteur
- December 11, 2017
- Dr. Bruce Kehr
- For ParentsPsychotherapyRelationshipsSelf-Saboteur