Self-Saboteur

• November 28, 2018
• 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.

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

Part Five: 'Tis the Season to be Annoyed: What to do when Grandparents “Parent” Your Children

How can you effectively manage “the grandparents” when family comes to visit—especially those grandmothers and grandfathers who may be particularly overbearing with their grandkids?